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Hinduism

Hinduism. WHI. 4c. Key Topic. The FRAME Routine. Hinduism. is about…. B eliefs. Sacred texts=. How did Hinduism spread?. Key Topic. Hinduism. The FRAME Routine. is about…. Main idea. Main idea. Main idea. Essential details. Essential details. Essential details.

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Hinduism

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  1. Hinduism WHI. 4c

  2. Key Topic The FRAME Routine Hinduism is about… Beliefs Sacred texts= How did Hinduism spread?

  3. Key Topic Hinduism The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Essential details Essential details Essential details So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) What are the basic ideas of Hinduism?

  4. Hinduism Today • 3rd largest religion in the world • After Christianity and Islam • 70% of India are Hindu • 700 million people in India • More than a billion followers world wide • Evolved over 3500 years ago • Oldest living religion today

  5. Hinduism: The Basics • No single founder or sacred text • Largely classified as polytheistic, but the concept of god is much more complex • Possibly henotheistic, pantheistic, or even monotheistic • All powerful force known as Brahman • Source of all matter • Manifested in all matter

  6. Key Topic Hinduism The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Basic Background Essential details Essential details Essential details Oldest living Religion 3rd largest in the world No single founder or text All powerful “Brahman” So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) What are the basic ideas of Hinduism?

  7. Hinduism: The Basics • Atman is the “true self” or soul • The eternal self • Atman is not distinct or separate from Brahman • Human error/ignorance separates the two • The goal is to unite atman and brahman • Realize atman is brahman

  8. Hinduism: The Basics • The ultimate goal for Hindu’s is moksha • Liberation of the spirit • To reach moksha you must free yourself of desires • Greed and selfish desires separate atman from brahman • When Moksha is reached there is no longer conception of self • This cannot be accomplished in one life time • Leads to concepts of karma

  9. Key Topic Hinduism The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Basic Background Goals of Hinduism Essential details Essential details Essential details Oldest living Religion Atman: The True Self 3rd largest in the world Re-unite with Brahman No single founder or text All powerful “Brahman” So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) What are the basic ideas of Hinduism? Called Moksha Takes multiple lifetimes

  10. Purusarthas: Four Objectives of Human Life • Dharma • Religious and moral duties • Allows people to move up social order of reincarnation along with karma • Artha • Material pursuits • Kama • Pursuit of sensual pleasure • Kamasutra • Moksha • Liberation from samsara

  11. Key Topic Hinduism The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Basic Background Goals of Hinduism Purusarthas Essential details Essential details Essential details Oldest living Religion Atman: The True Self 3rd largest in the world Re-unite with Brahman Artha: Material pursuits No single founder or text All powerful “Brahman” So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) What are the basic ideas of Hinduism? Dharma: Duties Called Moksha Kama: Sensual pursuits Takes multiple lifetimes Moksha: Liberation

  12. Key Topic The FRAME Routine Hinduism is about… How Hinduism influenced Indian society Beliefs Sacred texts= How did Hinduism spread?

  13. Beliefs of Hinduism • Believe in many forms of one God • Not really mono or polytheistic • Karma is the belief that thoughts and actions result in future consequences • “What goes around. Comes around” • Reincarnation: rebirth is based on karma

  14. Key Topic The FRAME Routine Hinduism is about… Beliefs • - Believe in many forms of one god • Not really monotheistic or polytheistic • - Karma: thoughts and actions result in future consequences • “What goes around. Comes around” • - Reincarnation: rebirth is based upon karma Sacred texts= How did Hinduism spread?

  15. Sacred Texts • Vedas • Upanishads

  16. Vedas • Means “books of knowledge” • Earliest and most sacred • Consists of four books • Rig-Veda being the most important • Deals mostly with Hindu rituals

  17. Upanishads • Focus on the teachings of Hinduism • Ex. Atman, Brahman, samsara, etc.

  18. Key Topic The FRAME Routine Hinduism is about… Beliefs • - Belief in many forms of one god • Not really monotheistic or polytheistic • - Karma: thoughts and actions result in future consequences • “What goes around. Comes around” • - Reincarnation: rebirth is based upon karma Sacred texts= How did Hinduism spread? Vedas Upanishads

  19. How did Hinduism spread? • Along major trade routes

  20. Key Topic The FRAME Routine Hinduism is about… How Hinduism influenced Indian society Beliefs • - Belief in many forms of one god • Not really monotheistic or polytheistic • - Karma: thoughts and actions result in future consequences • “What goes around. Comes around” • - Reincarnation: rebirth is based upon karma Sacred texts= How did Hinduism spread? Vedas Upanishads Along major trade routes

  21. Hinduism Video and Quiz • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=9690B222-AEDB-4CD7-9D1E-2FA8719D1F19&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

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