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Hinduism
BY HUGO, HOLLIE, LAUREN AND FIONA
Something you didn’t know!
 Worlds oldest religion
 World’s third largest religion
 It is a way of life (dharma)
 The word ‘Hindu’ came from the river ‘Sindhu’
 In Hinduism, they do not have any system or beliefs just
prominent themes.
Key Belief’s
Truth is Eternal
Hindu’s pursue knowledge and
understanding of the truth
Brahman is truth and reality
Brahman is the one true God (Formless,
all inclusive and eternal)
The Vedas are the ultimate authority
Hindu scriptures that contain
revelations received by ancient saints
Everyone should strive to achieve
dharma
Described as the right conduct; moral
law and duty, anyone who makes
dharma central of their lives strive to do
the right thing.
Individual souls are immortal
Believe that the persons soul is neither
created or destroyed.
Moksha
Karma
Dharma
Samsara
Prominent
themes
Dharma (ethics and duties)
 Dharma in Hinduism means duty, virtue and morality, it
refers to the power in which the universe and society
holds.
 Dharma is seen to acting virtuously, which means it is
the same for everyone.
 Different people have different obligations and duties,
dependant on their age, gender and social position.
 Everyone has their own dharma
Flood, G. (2009)
Samsara (Rebirth)
 The soul reincarnates again and again until it
becomes perfect and reunites with its source.
 During this process they believe the soul enters many
bodies and holds many forms.
 The following verse of the Bhagavad gita summarises
Samsara is , ‘Just as a man discards worn out cloths
and puts on new clothes, the soul discards worn out
bodies and wears new ones.’ (2.22)
Karma
 Karma is a word which means action, it refers to the
law that every reaction has an equal reaction either
immediately or some point in the future.
 Good actions with dharma will have good reactions
or responses and bad actions which go against
dharma will have the opposite effect.
 In Hinduism they believe that karma doesn’t operate
in one lifetime but across lifetimes, the results of one
action may not be experienced in the present life but
in a new life.
Flood. G. (2009)
Moksha
 Moksha is the end of death and rebirth cycle and is
known as the forth ultimate artha, which means goal.
 This goal is achieved by overcoming ignorance and
desires. It can be achieved by both in life and after
death. (BBC 2006)
Hindu Celebrations
 Hindu’s celebrate Diwali, the festival of light. The
festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light
over darkness and all over the world it is celebrated
differently.
 In Britain the festival is a time for cleaning the home,
wearing new clothes, exchanging gifts, fireworks and
decorating buildings.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK-5GiGhhKU
Deities
 In Hinduism there are a wide variety of deities (god and goddesses) to
choose and worship, every Hindu can pray for something different as
each deities means something different.
 Many Hindu’s view their religion with only one supreme deities who is
formless and impersonal, all other deities are parts of the one God.
 In the Hindu faith there is a trinity where the deities is in three people.
 Brahma: is the creator of all reality
 Vishnu is the preserver of all of the creations
 Shiva is the destroyer.
Krishna
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
Reference List
 BBC. (2006). Moksha .[online] Available:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/belief
s/moksha.shtml. [Last accessed 09/10/13].
 BBC . (2009). Gurdwara. [online]
Available:http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhis
m/ritesrituals/gurdwara_1.shtml. [Last accessed
09/10/13]
 Flood, G. (2009). Hindu concepts. [online] Available at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/conce
pts/concepts_1.shtml. [Last accessed 09/10/13]
 Indiavideodotorg. (2009). Diwali Festival of lights.
[online] Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK-5GiGhhKU. [Last
accessed 17/10/13]