Download lesson 1 Gods

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 RMPS
Mrs McGuinness
 Rm 135 Tue p2
 3.8
Intro to Hinduism
Aim: to introduce Hinduism
as a religion.
By the end of the period:
I will be able to explain what
the Hindu idea of God is
and will be able to describe the
Trimurti.
What is Hinduism?
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Hinduism is the oldest ‘living’
religion today. Some say as it
originates as far back as 5000
years ago!
It originated in the Indus Valley
Civilisation in North West India.
Today that region is known as
Pakistan. The religious beliefs of
the Indus mixed with later
invaders to form an early form of
Hinduism as it is practised today.
This is a picture of Varanasi –
Which is known as the ‘Eternal City’
A Map of Hindu India
Hindus believe...
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Hindus do not say that theirs is
the only correct religion. All
religions are a search for the
truth.
What Hindus Believe
• Hindus believe in one God. • They believe God is everywhere and in everything.
• Hindus believe that He created the world and
everything in it.
• The Supreme Soul is called Brahman.
• Hindus believe that Brahman has many forms.
• They believe that these forms represent the
different aspects of Brahman’s power.
• These forms are the thousands of gods
and goddesses of Hinduism.
The Hindu idea of God.
The Trimurti
Creation,
Preservation
and
Destruction.
Representations of the Supreme Being.
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Hindus believe that Brahman is invisible,
everywhere and in everything.
However through the various Avatars
the personification of Brahman takes place.
Brahman
Brahma
Shiva
(creator)
(destroyer)
Vishnu
(preserver)
Saraswati
Parvati
Lakshmi
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
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Although there is said to be over three hundred
million Gods and Goddesses in Hinduism there
are three which are key.
They are known as the Trimurti.
CREATOR
Copy the
triangle into
your
books and
label each
corner.
PRESERVER
DESTROYER
YOUR TASK …
The following slides will show pictures of
people employed in different jobs.
 You must decide what the job is and
decide which category it fits best…
CREATOR PRESERVER DESTROYER
 Write the job name in the correct place
in your triangle.
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NURSE
BUILDER
SOLDIER
CHEF
Policeman
The Hindu Trimurti
Brahma
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Trimurti means:
‘Three Gods’
The three main Hindu
Gods are:
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Vishnu
Shiva
These three Gods are responsible for...
Brahma
Creates
(birth & rebirth)
Shiva
Destroys
(death)
THE
CYCLE OF
LIFE
Vishnu
Preserves
(life)
Brahma
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The first God in the
Trimurti is Brahma.
Brahma’s main job is
CREATOR.
Brahma is said to
have created the
universe
Brahma
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Brahmā has four heads, and four
arms. With each head he continually
reads out one of the four Vedas
(Hindu holy books).
He is often shown with a white
beard to show he is the oldest
being in the universe.
In one hand he holds the holy
Vedas.
In another hand he holds rosary
beads which he counts continually.
This represents time.
Vishnu
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The second God in the
Trimurti is Vishnu.
Vishnu’s main job is
SUSTAINER or
PRESERVER
Vishnu is said to
protect the universe
from harm.
Vishnu
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Vishnu is coloured blue like the
sky and the sea (the colour blue
symbolizes the infinite) and has
four arms:
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He holds a conch shell for
‘creativity’
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He holds a sharp-spinning
discus-like weapon for ‘the mind’
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He holds a mace for ‘existence’
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He holds a lotus flower for
‘truth’.
Shiva
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The last God in the
Trimurti is Shiva.
Shiva’s main job is
DESTROYER.
Shiva is said to destroy
evil and sins, and
eventually the universe.
Shiva
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Shiva has three eyes. His
middle eye sees the truth
From his hair flows the Ganga,
the holiest of all rivers in
India.
From his drum comes the
sound ‘Aum’ – the note or
vibration of the universe.
His trident represents the
Trimurti (Three Gods).
Why three Gods?
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Hindu’s have many hundreds of Gods
all of whom represent different
aspects of the ‘one God’.
In the Trimurti, however, the three
most important aspects of God are
shown to help Hindu’s understand
the true nature of God and the
universe.
The three aspects are CREATOR,
SUSTAINER and DESTROYER.
Everything in the universe is subject
to these three forces.
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
To Do:
Task 1:
Watch the video and answer questions
1-9 in your jotter
Task 2: Answer the questions on the
three worksheets/
Task 3:
Create your own Hindu god/ goddess.