Homework

· I-3 due Thursday

· Next current events article due Wednesday, October 21.

Aim #4: How did Hinduism transform Indian culture?

Do Now:

- How do we view death in American society? Try to think of an example from a movie, television show or book that represents the way you think about death?

I. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion that developed from

the hymns and religious ceremonies of the Aryans

Brahma - Creator

Vishnu- Preserver

Shiva- Destroyer

Vedas – Adopted from the prayers, magical spells and

hymns of the Aryans UpanishadsRamayana

MahabharataBhagavad Gita.

II. Hinduism has no single holy book

but many sacred writings,

III. REINCARNATION

· Belief that an individual soul is born again and again in different forms. For human beings, the form in which you are reincarnated depends on

your karma.

IV. KARMA

· All the good and bad deeds you have committed in your lifetime.

· How can this help you in the reincarnation process?

V. DHARMA

· Duties that you owe to your caste (example: Brahmins are expected not to eat meat).

· Do your dharma to get good karma. Then you move up in the Varna (Hindu name for the caste system)

VI. The Goal: MOKSHA

An end

to the cycle

of rebirth

and suffering.

To rejoin the soul (atman)

with Brahman (the Universal Soul or

God).

Concluding Question

How does the Hindu view of life and death compare to the one we have in the United States?