Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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 The world’s oldest religion
 Hinduism is a polytheistic religion
 The 3rd largest religion behind
Christianity and Islam.
 95% of the world’s Hindus live in
India.
 The religion has no specific founder
Develop in Indus valley.
Hinduism is a polytheistic religion
Hinduism

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Symbols
Om
Tilak
Swastika
Lotus

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Hinduism Beliefs
Karma
Reincarnation(samsara)
 Dharma
 Hindus believe in other Gods who are part of the
supreme God such as Shiva,Shakti and Ganesh
 Most of them are not eating beef or pork. They
are vegetarians.
 Hindusm is closely related to other religions.
 In early days animal sacrifice to the gods was an
important part of their religion but soon lost its
popularity as the feeling grew that animals
should not be killed for sacrifices.
 Nirvana

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Worshipped in India, Nepal,
Bangladesh and Bali

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Dharma
Artha
Kama
moksha

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Hinduism Beliefs
 Gods:
Brahma(n)
Atman
Ganesh
Lakshmi
Vishnu
Krishna
Rama
Hanuman
Shiva
Kali
Saraswati

9. Brahman

10. Atman

11. Ganesh

12. Lakshmi

13. Vishnu

14. Krishna

15. Rama

16. Hanuman

17. Shiva

18. Kali

19. Saraswati

20. The Hindu place of worship is called a
mandir or temple.
Household shrines – every home has some
sort of shrine that they can worship.
The Ganges river is the most sacred Hindu
site.

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Rituals
 Weddings – traditionally, Hindu couple’s
parents arrange their marriage so that the bride
and groom come from the same area, belong to
the same caste and speak the same language.
They also check with the Horoscopes. The bride
wears special jewelry and a red sari. Her hands
and feet are decorated with henna.
 Funerals – each family has a burial site – a fire is
built, body is placed on logs, songs and prayers
happen, and the body is burned.

24. Funeral

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Hindu Texts
Primary texts known as the Vedas
 are a collection of Hindu writings
 Considered to be world’s oldest writings
 Word ‘Veda” means “to know”
 Sacred verses and hymns. It was written
in sanskrit.
 The Vedas are made up of:
 The Rig Veda
 The Sama veda
 Atharva veda
 Yajur Veda

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Each Veda has 4 parts
 Mantras
 Brahmanas
 Aranyakas
 Upanishads
 Rig Veda – the oldest and most important
section of the Vedas.
Hindu Texts

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Bhagavad Gita
Karma Jnana Bhakti Raja

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 Hinduism is started somewhere between
2300 B.C and 1500 B.C in the Indus Valley,
near modern-day Pakistan.
 Around 1500 B.C., The Indo-Aryan people
migrated to the Indus Valley.
 The period when the Vedas were composed
it became known as the ‘Vedic Period’
 The concept of dharma was introduced in
new texts and other faiths such as
Buddhism and Jainism, spread rapidly.
Origins of Hinduism

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 Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in
Hinduism. The terms and epithets for deity within
the diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and
include Deva, Devi, Ishvara, Bhagavān and
Bhagavati.
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 The deities of Hinduism have evolved from the
Vedic era (2nd millennium BCE) through the
medieval era (1st millennium CE), regionally within
Nepal, India and in southeast Asia, and across
Hinduism's diverse traditions. The Hindu deity
concept varies from a personal god as in Yoga
school of Hindu philosophy, to 33 Vedic deities,to
hundreds of Puranics of Hinduism. Illustrations of
major deities include Vishnu, Sri (Lakshmi), Shiva,
Origins of Hinduism

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Hindu Sects
Shaiva
Vaishnava
Shakta

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Caste System

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Hindu festivals
 Diwali
 Navaratri
 Holi
 Janmashtami
 Raksha bandhan
 Mahashivaratri

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Divali: “Row of lights
Takes place in October Or
November.
It is a series of five festivals
Lights are floated on small
rafts.
If the candle remains lit,
good luck will follow.
Festival: Diwali

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