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Hinduism
Brahman
• Supreme God
• Everything part
of Brahman
• Goal in life to
unite atman (the
soul) with
Brahman
• Hindus build
temples and
shrines
Multiple Gods
• Hindus believe in MANY godsPOLYTHEISTIC
• Gods and goddesses are part of
Brahman
• Most important gods: Brahma, Vishnu,
Shiva
• Holidays honor the many Gods
Dharma
• Sacred duty
• Individual
dharma
determined by
personality, age,
gender,social
class
• Each class has
its own duties
• Nonviolence- no
harm to animals
Karma
• Sum of good and
bad actions
• Good and bad
actions affect
future life-what
form the soul will
take
• Karma justifies the
caste system
Samsara
• Belief in
reincarnation
• Continuous cycle
of birth, death and
rebirth
• Goal in life is
achieve moksha
and be released
from samsara
• People make
pilgrimages and
unite with
Brahman to
escape the cycle
Sacred Texts
• Veda
– Written in Sanskrit
– Word Veda means
“knowledge”
• Upanishads
– Earliest reference to
reincarnation
– Originally in oral form
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Worship and Sacred Place
• Most Hindus worship
every day at a home
shrine
• Hindus make
offerings to a murti.
A murti is a sacred
statue of God or
goddess
• Mandir- Hindu Temple
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Major festival- Divali
• New Year Festival/
Festival of Light
• Celebrated all over
the world
• 5 days
• Usually celebrated in
October/November
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Rituals-Sanskar
• Wedding- can take
several hours
• Baby ritualsCeremony during
pregnancy;
Naming ceremony
and many others
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What is the red dot?
• Known as a bindhi, tika or
tilaka
• “Third eye of Shiva”represents the center of
knowledge or symbol of
respect for ancestors
• Used to be worn only by
married women and on
holidays- now worn by
men and women as
fashion
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Other Practices
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Ganges River is holy place
Pilgrimage to sacred places important
Fasting
Belief in reincarnation very important
YOGA- form of physical and mental
exercise - means “Union”- provides a
path to Brahman