Download Hinduism

Hinduism and other
Religions of South and
East Asia
What are some quick facts about?
Hinduism
• It is a religion.
• Polytheistic
• 80% of people in
India are Hindu.
(The Spread of Hinduism)
The Story of Hinduism
• Aryan People
migrated to Pakistan
and India about 1500
years before Jesus was
born.
• Aryans spoke Sanskrit
The Story of Hinduism
• Aryans had a religion
that was spread
through hymns and
chants.
• The books were
called the Vedas or
Books of Knowledge.
(This Started Hinduism!!!)
(If the Vedas are the sacred text
of Hinduism…)
• What is the sacred text of
Christianity?
• What is the sacred text of Islam?
• What is the sacred text of Judaism?
(If the Vedas are the sacred text
of Hinduism…)
• What is the sacred text of
Christianity?
Bible
• What is the sacred text of Islam?
Qur’an
• What is the sacred text of Judaism?
Torah
(Lets review so far…)
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What is Hinduism?
Where did Hinduism start?
Who started Hinduism?
What is the sacred Hindu text?
(Lets review so far…)
• What is Hinduism?
A religion
• Where did Hinduism start?
Pakistan and India
• Who started Hinduism?
The Aryans
• What is the sacred Hindu text?
The Vedas
Hindu Beliefs
 Hinduism is Polytheistic. That means
they worship many gods and
goddesses.
Hindu Beliefs
 Reincarnation is the idea that after
death a person’s soul is reborn into a
different body.
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Karma is the idea that a person’s actions
determine what will happen after his or her
death.
Moral Life =
Wealthy or wise
reincarnation
Immoral Life =
Poor or sick
person
Hinduism
1. Hinduism is considered a _____________, but not an ethnic
group
2. Hinduism is _____________ which means a belief in more than
one god.
3. Hinduism started in ________________, but has spread across
the world.
4. The __________ people brought an early version of Hinduism
to the Indus River Valley.
5. The Aryans were different from the people of India and
Pakistan. They even had their own language called
________________.
6. The sacred text of Hinduism is called the _______________.
Hinduism
1. Hinduism is considered a _____________, but not an ethnic
religion
group
2. Hinduism is _____________
polytheistic which means a belief in more than
one god.
3. Hinduism started in ________________,
but has spread across
India
the world.
4. The __________
Aryan people brought an early version of Hinduism
to the Indus River Valley.
5. The Aryans were different from the people of India and
Pakistan. They even had their own language called
Sanskrit
________________.
The Vedas
6. The sacred text of Hinduism is called the _______________.
(Final Review)
• What is Karma?
• What is Reincarnation?
• What do Karma and Reincarnation have in
common?
(Final Review)
• What is Karma?
… a person’s actions determine what will happen after his or her death.
• What is Reincarnation?
…idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body.
• What do Karma and Reincarnation have in
common?
If you live a good life you will be reincarnated as a something good, and vice
versa.
Warm Up
• Name two ways that Christianity and
Hinduism are both the same and different.
Two ways Hinduism is the same
as Christianity.
Two ways Hinduism is different
from Christianity
Islam
• Not just in the
Middle East.
• Believe Allah
sent Muhammad
as a prophet.
• Five Pillars
• Qur’an is sacred
text.
• Pray in Mosques
1. Faith
2. Prayer
3. Charity
4. Fasting
5. Hajj
Buddhism
• Siddhartha
Gautama, Buddha
• 4 Noble Truths and
the Eight-Fold Path
• Trying to reach
Nirvana.
Remember the Story Board
How is this different from the
teachings of other religions?
Shinto
• Means “the way
of the gods”
• No sacred
writings, no
founder.
• Believes Kami,
spirits, are in
everything.
• Tori, shrine
Confucianism
• A way of life or philosophy
• Developed from the
teachings of Confucius.
• His teaching focus on human
morals and making the
“right action.”
Confucius Sayings
• Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig
two graves.
• Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
• It does not matter how slowly you go so long as
you do not stop.
• Respect yourself and others will respect you.
• Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
• Study as if you were never to master it; as if in fear
of losing it.