1 / 31

HINDUISM

HINDUISM. Predominant religion of I ndia, they call it Sanātana Dharma which means “eternal law”. Vedas – the holy texts of Hinduism. Avatars. The gods appear on Earth, how they interact on Earth. Brahman.

art
Télécharger la présentation

HINDUISM

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. HINDUISM

  2. Predominant religion of India, they call it Sanātana Dharma which means “eternal law”

  3. Vedas – the holy texts of Hinduism

  4. Avatars The gods appear on Earth, how they interact on Earth

  5. Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being. Brahman is conceived as personal("with qualities"), impersonal ("without qualities") Brahman controls both fate and chance.

  6. Trimurti The Hindu Trinity The cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destruction

  7. Brahma The creator of all humans

  8. Vishnu All-Pervading essence of all beings, the master of—and beyond—the past, present and future, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and develops all elements within

  9. Shiva The destroyer God who controls death, rebirth and immortality

  10. Krishna Vishnu’s avatar on Earth

  11. Krishna is the son of the Virgin Devaki.

  12. Krishna's birth occurs while his foster father, Nanda, is in his native city to pay taxes to the king, King Kansa.

  13. King Kansa tried to kill Krishna by ordering the slaughter of all males born on the same day as Krishna

  14. The Virgin Devaki is told by an angel, "In thy delivery, O favored among women, all nations shall have cause to rejoice

  15. The nativity of Krishna is heralded by a star.

  16. Krishna is born in a cave. The cave story is an indication of lower-class birthplace.

  17. Krishna is visited in the cave by three wise men bearing gifts

  18. The cave was mysteriously illuminated

  19. Nanda is warned by an angel to flee from King Kansa by crossing the Jumna River with the infant Krishna

  20. Krishna performs miracles in Mathura

  21. Krishna was crucified

  22. During the crucifixion, Krishna was wounded by an arrow

  23. At noon on the day of Krishna's crucifixion, the sun darkened

  24. Krishna descended into Hell. He raised the dead. He brought back two boys from Hell.

  25. Krishna is the second person of the Hindu Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Siva. Krishna is the incarnation of Vishnu

  26. Hinduism Caste System

  27. Varna – Hindu social caste Dharma – one’s duty to their varna Karma – means “deed” or “action” and is the universal principle of cause and effect and determines which varna you will be reincarnated in Reincarnation – the belief that the soul returns to Earth to live in a new body Ahimsa – the belief of non-violence towards all living things because they could possibly be one of your ancestors

  28. Hindu Objectives of Life Dharma ("righteousness, duty to varna) Artha ("livelihood, wealth") Kāma ("sensual pleasure") Kama sutra Mokṣa ("liberation, freedom”)

  29. Yoga Bhakti Yoga (the path of love and devotion) Karma Yoga (the path of right action) Rāja Yoga (the path of meditation) Jñāna Yoga (the path of wisdom) The method used to reach that goal

  30. Infinite The boundless, a quantity without end

  31. Eastern Philosophy Western Philosophy

More Related