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Indus Valley - Match up
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Hinduism
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India and Hinduism
● One of the world’s most ancient religions.
● A philosophy and way of life, focused on both this world
and beyond.
● Major religion of the Indian people.
● There are 750 million Hindus in the world.
● India– 2nd MOST POPULATED COUNTRY in the world.
● In India, Hindus make up the majority of religious groups,
making up about 80% of the population,
● Muslims make up 14% and Christians about 3%. – that is
still 28 million Christians in India
India and Hinduism
● 3rd largest religion in the world
(After Christianity 1st largest, and Islam, 2nd)
● 80% of India are Hindu
● More than a billion followers worldwide
● Evolved over 3500 years ago
● Oldest living religion today
What it means to be Hindu:
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More of a way of life, than a religion.
No original founder.
No official language or text.
Believe in the cycle of rebirth– Reincarnate
Many Hindus are not meat eaters.
All essential beings have a soul, including animals.
Animals are also represented in Hindu lives as gods. Cows, in
particular are sacred.
Respects other religions.
Patriarchal in society: Fathers are usually the head of the
family.
Classes cannot marry into other classes traditionally.
Basic Ideas of Hinduism
No single founder or sacred text (Vedas)
Often a combination of different beliefs; very flexible
Deities or gods
Largely classified as polytheistic, but the concept of god is
much more complex–
● All powerful force known is Brahman
● Source of all matter
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Vocabulary:
Samsara: Continuous cycle of earth, death, and reincarnation
Karma: Cause and Effect – Good Karma– do good, receive good; Bad
Karma– do bad, receive bad.
Dharma: Your place in life – behavior you exhibit in your life.
Moksha: Release from Samsara; you have reached Brahmin
Reincarnation: A belief that the soul is eternal and lives many lifetimes
in body after another.
Sometimes these bodies would be human, animal, plant etc.
Beliefs of gods:
● Believe in many forms of one god, known as
brahmin.
● 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
Hinduism Life Goals:
● 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
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Sacred Texts:
Vedas
Upanishads
Vedas:
Means “books of knowledge”
Earliest and most sacred
Consists of four books
Rig-Veda being the most important
Deals mostly with Hindu rituals
Upanishads:
Focus on the teachings of
Hinduism
Ex. Atman, Brahman, samsara, etc.
How should Hinduism Direct One’s Life?
● Respect for all life.
● Human Life is Supreme
● Have good karma– do good , be kind, live your
life to the best ability possible.
Four Stations of Life, or “Castes”
○ Priests and Teachers
○ Nobles and Warriors
○ Merchant Class
○ Servant Class
Who are the gods?
• The three most important gods (forms of
Brahman) are:
– Brahma- the creator
– Vishnu- the preserver
– Shiva- the destroyer
Special Hindu Celebrations:
• Diwali- Festival of Lights
• Holi- Festival of colors
• Durga Puja– India’s annual celebration of
the Hindu goddess Durga, is one of India’s grandest
festivals and lasts from 6-10 days.
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Raksha Bandhan
the holiday is
ultimately a message of the universal brotherhood
And sisterhood that can be recognized amongst all
people. Because of this, rakhi are often tied between
spouses, friends, and even gurus.
Places of
worship:
Many Hindus worship
(puja) every day at
home and have a shrine
there.
• The Hindu building for
communal worship is
called Mandir (Hindu
Temple).
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– Each temple is
dedicated to different
gods and are a focus of
religious life.
Indian Caste System:
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Indian Caste System:
Brahmins: Priests and Teachers
Highest in Caste, cannot be done
in one lifetime. – This is what all
castes aspire to achieve
eventually.
Kshatriyas:
Kings, Rulers, Government Workers
and Warriors
Sudras: Farmers, peasants,
unskilled workers and
servants
Vaisyas: Merchants,
Craftsmen, Landowners, and
Skilled Workers
Dalits: Untouchables – no
longer legal to classify
people as this class in India
today.
Hinduism Caste System
● Caste System: (Social System) -Brahmans: were
priests and scholars ● Kshatryas: were soldiers and warriors ● Vaisyas: skilled labor jobs….merchants and
professionals
● -Sudras: unskilled labor jobs….laborers and
servants
● -Untouchables: not considered part of the caste
system: did the work that was unclean
● -One could not move up and down the social
pyramid
Review
from
yesterday:
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03/09 Assignment
Using your notes and what you have learned, and your book-- create an acrostic poem
for the word HINDUISM. You can use Google Docs, Google Slides, or a Jamboard to
create your acrostic. Include at least a SENTENCE for each letter in the word – you
may need to have two sentences for a word if you need to.
EXAMPLE: YOU MAY NOT USE THIS HINDUISM-An example for H is Hindus are expected to follow common dharma, or a set of values,
such as sharing food with others and practicing nonviolence.
YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING Vocabulary words in your Acrostic, UNDERLINE them
as you use them.
Hinduism
Monism
Vedas
Reincarnation
Sanskrit
Pilgrimage
varnas
Karma
jati
dharma
Warm UP: Hinduism: Reading
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Questions
Read the story, A Story from Ramayana
Answer these three questions in your notebook when you finish:
1. The hindu ideal that Rama says a lifelong struggle for some people
is to:
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THe Hindu belief that this story best illustrates is the belief in:
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The story is often told to Hindu children to teach them to:
Hinduism:
You are going to create a poster diagraming the origins and beliefs of Hinduism.
Complete a graphic organizer that looks like the one below. You should follow the guidelines:
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Answer the questions in each section.
Youse the story form the Ramayana on the previous page, your notes and your book.
Use examples from the story to support your answer
Include information from what you have learned.
Use COMPLETE SENTENCES.
INCLUDE at least 8 images, 2 for each question to represent your answer.
Hinduism Project
“The Game of Samsara”
Goal: Develop a board game incorporating elements of Hindu cosmology.
Requirements:
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Your game should include at least 4 of the following elements: karma, dharma, caste system, moksha, stages of life, goals of
life, puja, pilgrimage, deities, Indian geography or history, sacred texts, etc.
Your game needs:
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typed directions that are clear and do not need you to explain them
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a decorated game board
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tokens or game pieces
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a method for moving the pieces around the board (dice, spinner, drawing cards, etc.)
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a beginning
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an end
Your games will be graded based on the following criteria:
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Accuracy in the portrayal of Hindu concepts
Creativity and originality in the incorporation of Hindu concepts and game board decorations
Clarity of directions and ease of play