Silently answer one of the following questions:

What motivates someone to be good in life? What motivates YOU to be good?

What is the benefit to living a moral life?

Do-now:

Hinduism is an important religion in India.This is the Hindu symbol for Om. It

represents the divine.

“God is one, but wise people know it by many names.”

Stop & Jot: interpret this quote

Hindus believe in many gods. As such, Hinduism can be considered polytheistic.

However, Hindus believe that every god is a manifestation of one Supreme Being.

Brahman is the Supreme Being.

Key Point #1: Many gods, One Force

Hindus believe inmany gods.

However, Hindusbelieve that every

god is amanifestation of a single, Supreme

Being.

Unlike Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Hinduism has no single holy book.

However, there are many significant Hindu writings.

The Bhagavad-Gita, the Upanishads, and the Vedas are important Hindu writings.

Key Point #2: No Single Holy Book

The Bhagavad-Gita is a conversationbetween a warrior and a god.

Hindus belief in cause and effect or Karma “what goes around comes around”

If a person does a good deed, he will be rewarded in the future.

Key Point 3: Beliefs

Think of Karma as what goes around,comes around.

Hindus also believe in reincarnation. Reincarnation is the belief that a person’s soul is reborn after death.

A person’s karma determines his reincarnation.

Hindus also believe in a caste system. The caste system is a fixed social class system.

A Hindus is born into his caste and must remain in his caste a lifetime.

Brahmins (Priests), Warriors, Merchants, and Farmers are Hindu castes.Key Point #4: The Caste System

These are the Sanskrit names for the fourcastes.

Every caste has its rules.

Dharma is the Sanskrit word for the rules of caste.

Marrying in your caste is an example of dharma.

Dharma

Hinduism is the dominant religion of India.