Hinduism Notes
... • composed the 18 Puranas • composed his great poetic work, the Mahabharata in a period of two and a half years ...
... • composed the 18 Puranas • composed his great poetic work, the Mahabharata in a period of two and a half years ...
Hinduism Guide - Musée des religions du monde
... fact, he is the creator or an artisan combining both talent and inspiration to mold matter. A matter that regenerates by creating a sequence of universes. Indeed, according to belief, the universe is eternel. It springs from a sprout, grows, wilts and then dies. When it dies, its elements are used ...
... fact, he is the creator or an artisan combining both talent and inspiration to mold matter. A matter that regenerates by creating a sequence of universes. Indeed, according to belief, the universe is eternel. It springs from a sprout, grows, wilts and then dies. When it dies, its elements are used ...
Some Hindu Basics
... • Each month begins with the new moon which means holidays and festivals are on different dates from year to year. • Some Holidays: – Magha: Winter solstice festival – Chaitra: Spring festival – Bhadrapada: Celebration of siblings – Karttika: New Years, festival of lights ...
... • Each month begins with the new moon which means holidays and festivals are on different dates from year to year. • Some Holidays: – Magha: Winter solstice festival – Chaitra: Spring festival – Bhadrapada: Celebration of siblings – Karttika: New Years, festival of lights ...
Hinduism Sanatana Dharma “The Everlasting Way”
... the Universe is ripe for destruction and must be created again. The God Shiva will then destroy the universe so that it can be created again. One of the earliest iconographic descriptions of Brahma is that of the four-faced god seated on a lotus. The Lord has in his four hands a water-pot (kam ...
... the Universe is ripe for destruction and must be created again. The God Shiva will then destroy the universe so that it can be created again. One of the earliest iconographic descriptions of Brahma is that of the four-faced god seated on a lotus. The Lord has in his four hands a water-pot (kam ...
Hindu Deities - The Bread Monk
... • Face on his head = the waters of the sacred river Ganges, source of all blessings, the flow of teachings passed from one generation to the next • Dot on forehead = the third eye of mystical knowledge, which destroys evil and ignorance. • Lines of white ashes on face = the destruction of “maya” or ...
... • Face on his head = the waters of the sacred river Ganges, source of all blessings, the flow of teachings passed from one generation to the next • Dot on forehead = the third eye of mystical knowledge, which destroys evil and ignorance. • Lines of white ashes on face = the destruction of “maya” or ...
India – Hindu Gods
... his Avatars (or incarnations) to save the world. It is believed that Vishnu has ten Avatars, incarnations, the most popular being Rama and Krishna. ...
... his Avatars (or incarnations) to save the world. It is believed that Vishnu has ten Avatars, incarnations, the most popular being Rama and Krishna. ...
Hindu Gods - Teacher Site Home
... cosmology. The Vedas, the oldest and the holiest of Hindu scriptures, are attributed to Brahma, and thus Brahma is regarded as the father of dharma. He is not to be confused with Brahman which is a general term for the Supreme Being or Almighty God. Although Brahma is one of the Trinity, his popular ...
... cosmology. The Vedas, the oldest and the holiest of Hindu scriptures, are attributed to Brahma, and thus Brahma is regarded as the father of dharma. He is not to be confused with Brahman which is a general term for the Supreme Being or Almighty God. Although Brahma is one of the Trinity, his popular ...
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... • Complained all morning • Didn’t do math homework • Stopped to help friend who dropped books • Tripped fellow student in classroom • Helped teacher pass out papers ...
... • Complained all morning • Didn’t do math homework • Stopped to help friend who dropped books • Tripped fellow student in classroom • Helped teacher pass out papers ...
The Caste System
... • Samsara: People go through Cycle of birth, life, and death • Reincarnated (reborn) at either a higher or lower level depending on how well they fulfilled their dharma ...
... • Samsara: People go through Cycle of birth, life, and death • Reincarnated (reborn) at either a higher or lower level depending on how well they fulfilled their dharma ...
Hinduism: One God, Many Forms
... knowledge of the sacred Vedas • Also known as Sanātana Dharma • Now the third largest religion in the world ...
... knowledge of the sacred Vedas • Also known as Sanātana Dharma • Now the third largest religion in the world ...
HINDUISM scripture notes
... advice as how to complete his dharma Ramayana "March of Rama" composed around the 2nd century BCE, but likely drew on pre-existing oral tradition. written in high Sanskrit in the form of rhyming couplets, contains seven sections (kandas): tells the epic story of Rama, the 7th incarnation of the deit ...
... advice as how to complete his dharma Ramayana "March of Rama" composed around the 2nd century BCE, but likely drew on pre-existing oral tradition. written in high Sanskrit in the form of rhyming couplets, contains seven sections (kandas): tells the epic story of Rama, the 7th incarnation of the deit ...
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... bitter war against their one hundred cousins, Kauravas, culminating at the battle on "Kuru's Field." Before the battle, Arjuna asks his charioteer (Krishman) why he must fight. Krishna responds that Arjuna must follow a devotion to god (bhakti) and that even as he slays his brethren, it is for a jus ...
... bitter war against their one hundred cousins, Kauravas, culminating at the battle on "Kuru's Field." Before the battle, Arjuna asks his charioteer (Krishman) why he must fight. Krishna responds that Arjuna must follow a devotion to god (bhakti) and that even as he slays his brethren, it is for a jus ...
You Gotta Know
... Preserver, protecting the world. When needed, Vishnu descends to Earth as an avatar, or incarnation. Nine have appeared so far: Matsya, Kurma (tortoise), Varah (boar), Narasimha (man-lion), Vamana (dwarf), Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, and Buddha. A tenth, Kalki, will appear with a flaming sword to sa ...
... Preserver, protecting the world. When needed, Vishnu descends to Earth as an avatar, or incarnation. Nine have appeared so far: Matsya, Kurma (tortoise), Varah (boar), Narasimha (man-lion), Vamana (dwarf), Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, and Buddha. A tenth, Kalki, will appear with a flaming sword to sa ...
Kanchipuram Temple Hinduism is a rich and varied
... The word Hindu originally was the Persian rendering of the Indian word Sindhu-the Sanskrit name of the river Indus. The Persian name Hindu must have come into being in the 6 th century B.C. when the territory round Indus formed part of the Persian Empire. But the name disappeared from India, with t ...
... The word Hindu originally was the Persian rendering of the Indian word Sindhu-the Sanskrit name of the river Indus. The Persian name Hindu must have come into being in the 6 th century B.C. when the territory round Indus formed part of the Persian Empire. But the name disappeared from India, with t ...
Hinduism: #1 Religion of India
... • 800-400 BC Oneness with the universe • Mahabharata • 500 BC Epic Poem • 200,000 lines long (longest) • Contains the Bhagavad Gita (Arjuna, carrying out duties of varna) ...
... • 800-400 BC Oneness with the universe • Mahabharata • 500 BC Epic Poem • 200,000 lines long (longest) • Contains the Bhagavad Gita (Arjuna, carrying out duties of varna) ...
“IN THE BEGINNING” Creation Myths Hinduism Buddhism
... – The Aryans composed a set of works known as the Vedas, or Books of Knowledge, in which they describe an elaborate pantheon of gods and the devotional rites to honor them. ...
... – The Aryans composed a set of works known as the Vedas, or Books of Knowledge, in which they describe an elaborate pantheon of gods and the devotional rites to honor them. ...
Here are just some of the many Hindu gods and
... absolute, formless, and only Reality known as Brahman, the Supreme, Universal Soul. Brahman is the universe and everything in it. Brahman has no form and no limits; it is Reality and Truth. Thus Hinduism is a pantheistic religion: It equates God with the universe. Yet Hindu religion is alsopolytheis ...
... absolute, formless, and only Reality known as Brahman, the Supreme, Universal Soul. Brahman is the universe and everything in it. Brahman has no form and no limits; it is Reality and Truth. Thus Hinduism is a pantheistic religion: It equates God with the universe. Yet Hindu religion is alsopolytheis ...
Religious issues for a KAY teacher. Just a few thoughts to share with
... believe that any bad vibrations in the immediate vicinity of worship are eliminated by the mere utterance of his praise or name. Ganapati, the Remover of Obstacles Ganapati, also known as Ganesha, is Shiva’s first son. Lord Ganapati, who has an elephant head, occupies a very special place in the he ...
... believe that any bad vibrations in the immediate vicinity of worship are eliminated by the mere utterance of his praise or name. Ganapati, the Remover of Obstacles Ganapati, also known as Ganesha, is Shiva’s first son. Lord Ganapati, who has an elephant head, occupies a very special place in the he ...
Week 3.1 Hindu Pantheon
... • The tradition was oral, not recorded: chanted, memorized, and passed down over centuries as ritual (yajnya). • Brahminism helped develop and strengthen the caste system, dividing the society by function: ...
... • The tradition was oral, not recorded: chanted, memorized, and passed down over centuries as ritual (yajnya). • Brahminism helped develop and strengthen the caste system, dividing the society by function: ...
Understanding the Hindu Worldview
... • The swastika is considered extremely holy and auspicious by all Hindus, and is regularly used to decorate items related to Hindu culture. • It is also seen as pointing in all four directions (north, east, south and west) and thus signifies grounded stability. It is sometimes used to represent the ...
... • The swastika is considered extremely holy and auspicious by all Hindus, and is regularly used to decorate items related to Hindu culture. • It is also seen as pointing in all four directions (north, east, south and west) and thus signifies grounded stability. It is sometimes used to represent the ...
hinduism (sanatana dharma)
... manifestation of this Absolute Supreme. The multitude of Gods and Goddesses described in Hinduism are in fact different aspects or manifestations of the Absolute Supreme Reality, symbolised in different forms. They are not viewed as separate or rival powers but as different functions, different aspe ...
... manifestation of this Absolute Supreme. The multitude of Gods and Goddesses described in Hinduism are in fact different aspects or manifestations of the Absolute Supreme Reality, symbolised in different forms. They are not viewed as separate or rival powers but as different functions, different aspe ...
Indian Philosophy
... Kaikeyi as she lay upon her couch, and said, “Get up, you foolish woman, how can you lie there when danger is threatening you? Do you realize that a flood of human misery is about to overwhelm you?” (Ramayana, 587) ...
... Kaikeyi as she lay upon her couch, and said, “Get up, you foolish woman, how can you lie there when danger is threatening you? Do you realize that a flood of human misery is about to overwhelm you?” (Ramayana, 587) ...
Hinduism
... The one Divine Reality Eternal Creator of all things The Vedas say, “God is One. Men call Him by various names.” ...
... The one Divine Reality Eternal Creator of all things The Vedas say, “God is One. Men call Him by various names.” ...
