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Hinduism
A Brief Introduction
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History of Hinduism
• Originated between 4000 and 2000 BC• Over 750,000 followers, mostly in India• No single founder• Vedas: the oldest scriptures of Hinduism• Veda means “to know”• Upanishads explain the philosophical ideas in story
and dialogue form
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Scriptures
• Hundreds of scriptures• oldest scriptures: the four
Vedas• Most popular scripture:
Bhagavad Gita
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Concept of God
• Believe in many gods• You can have your own
god, your family can have its own god
• Brahman – ultimate “god” or existance
• Brahma – creater • Vishnu – preserver• Shiva - destroyer
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Basic Beliefs
• Karma - the law of cause and effect; “you reap what you sow”
• Reincarnation - eternal soul traverses through different bodies till it finds liberation• Caste System:
• Brahmins - priests• Kshatriyas – government• Vaishyas – land owners• Sudras – peasants• Untouchables – lowest of low
(illegal)
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Hindu Trinity
• Brahma - the Creator• Vishnu - the Preserver• Shiva - the Destroyer• Three aspects/powers
of the same divine being
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• Moksha – freedom from want• Escaping the cycle of
rebirth• Evolving out of the caste
system
Ultimate Goal for Hinuism
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Four Paths to Moksha
• Karma Yoga - Path of righteous action
• Bhakti Yoga - Path of selfless devotion
• Jnana Yoga - Path of rational inquiry
• Raja Yoga - Path of renunciation
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Holy Cow!• Hindus have always had
great respect for Mother Nature and its creatures
• Cow is especially significant because it symbolizes gentleness
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Temple Worship• Although Hindus worship
anywhere, homes, etc. also have temples
• Temples are centers of social and cultural activities
• Provide a place for collective worship and prayers
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Veda Vyasa
• 1500 BC • classified the Vedas into the
four traditional collections• composed the 18 Puranas• composed his great poetic
work, the Mahabharata in a period of two and a half years
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Sankara
• Advaitha philosophy• 7th century AD• traveled all over India
having public debates with other philosophers
• true happiness can be attained by removing
avidya(ignorance) and maya (self deception)
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Festivals
• Hinduism is a celebratory religion• The motive: Festivals keep us close to Gods, invigorate our household and renew our personal life. • Festivals signify victory of good over evil. • Every month of Hindu calendar has atleast one significant festival. Each festival has regional significance also.• Celebration of diversity.
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Birthday of Lord Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, and his coronation
as a king.
Sri Ramanavami Mahavir Jayanti
Birthday of Mahavira,
the founder of Jainism
Buddha Jayanti
Birthday of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism
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February/MarchMahashivaratri
Birthday of Lord Shiva
Holi
Holi, the festival of colors commemorating the victory of
Lord Krishna over the demon Holika