Hinduism

Hinduism

Poll

Do you think Hinduism is monotheistic or polytheistic?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

Poll

Do you think Abraham will be important to this religion?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Which exercise do you think is important to Hinduism?

• Yoga

• Swimming

Hinduism

• Evolved over a long period of time in India and has no founder, no single book of faith, and no single source of authority (such as Jesus)

• Hinduism is polytheistic with the Brahma being the ultimate God

• Hindu religion is a matter of practice rather than of beliefs.

• Behind Hindu practice is the belief that every soul is trapped in a cycle of birth-death-rebirth (reincarnation). Every Hindu wants to escape from this cycle.

• Whether one is reborn into a better life, a worse life, or even to live as an animal, depends on Karma, which is the value of a soul’s good and bad deeds

Multiple Choice

Although Hinduism is polytheistic, Who is their ultimate God?

• Messiah

• Abraham

• Brahma

Multiple Choice

Hindus believe that religion is a matter of ______ rather than of beliefs.

• Prayer

• Practice

• Living

Hinduism Continued.....

• Sacred texts are the Four Vedas - sacred hymns, Upanishads which are philosophical reflections on the Vedas and great Indian epics 

• Worship takes place in a temple or a home and the religious leaders are called sages or gurus.

• Yoga - integrated physical and mental exercises focus thier minds and bodies to help with meditation 

• Pilgrimage to Ganges (thought it flows through 2 devas so its water is holy. Bathing in it will purify them and remove bad karma.

Multiple Choice

Which holy place do Hindus pilgrimage to?

• Ganges

• Jerusalem

Multiple Choice

True or False...

Their sacred texts can be found in the Four Vedas.

• True

• False

Four Stages of Life

• Ages 12-24 you get educated and trained

• Ages 24-48 you get married, raise a family, make money, get involved in many things

• Ages 48-72 you become a mentor to a young person and start isolating themselves from the outside world

• At age 72 you end ties to the outside world and get rid of your worldly possessions. Prayer and devotion become very important.

• Mostly aimed at men and is not followed as much as it used to be

  

Creating Your Own Deity

• Name of Deity

• What is he/she the Deity of

• How to worship your Deity

• Draw a picture of Deity