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

Aryan People

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?

Bible• What is the sacred text of Islam?Qur’an• What is the sacred text of Judaism?Torah

(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 BeliefsHinduism is Polytheistic. That means they worship many gods and goddesses.

Hindu BeliefsReincarnation is the idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body.

Hindu Beliefs Karma is the idea that a person’s actions

determine what will happen after his or her death.

Moral Life = Wealthy or wise reincarnationImmoral 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 _______________.

religion

polytheistic

India

Aryan

The VedasSanskrit

(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. Faith2. Prayer3. Charity4. Fasting5. 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.