Hinduism, Lord Basaveshwar, Unity in diversity

1. NAME :- GUNDURAO
SUBJECT :- VALUE EDUCATION
TOPIC :- ROLE OF RELIGION IN VALUE EDUCATION
ROLL NO :- 41

3. Religion is a word derived from Latin
word ”religio” was originally used to mean only
"reverence for God or the gods, careful pondering
of divine things, piety"
Religion is a collection of cultural system,
beliefs and word views that establishes symbols
that relate humanity to spirituality and
sometimes to moral values.

4.  James L. Christian:-
According to him religion is man’s
involvement in the meaning of his existence, and the
depth of one’s involvement is the depth of his religion.
 Arnold Toynbee:-
according to him religion is a human
being’s total concern about man’s world.
 Sir Julian Huxley:-
According to him religion is a sense of the
sacred.

6. Hinduism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Jainism

8. Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, Hinduism is the third-
largest religion Roughly 95 percent of the world’s Hindus live in
India. Because the religion has no specific founder, it’s difficult
to trace its origins and history.
Hinduism formally started somewhere between 2300 B.C. and
1500 B.C. in the Indus Valley, near modern-day Pakistan.
HINDU WORSHIP
Hindu worship, which is known as “puja,” typically takes place in
the Mandir (temple). Followers of Hinduism can visit the Mandir
any time they please.
Hindus can also worship at home, and many have a special
shrine dedicated to certain gods and goddesses.
The giving of offerings is an important part of Hindu worship.
It’s a common practice to present gifts, such as flowers or oils, to
a god or goddess.

9. •Hinduism embraces many religious ideas. For this reason, it’s
sometimes referred to as a “way of life” or a “family of religions,”
as opposed to a single, organized religion.
•Most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic, which means they
worship a single deity, known as “Brahman,” but still recognize
other gods and goddesses.
•One of the key thoughts of Hinduism is “atman,” or the belief
in soul
•Hindus revere all living creatures and consider the cow a
sacred animal.
•Food is an important part of life for Hindus. Most don’t eat
beef or pork, and many are vegetarians.
•Hinduism is closely related to other Indian religions, including
Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.

11.  Basavanna was born in Bagewadi, a town in Hungund
taluk in Bagalkot district (former Bijapur district) of
Karnataka. Bagewadi is 20 kilometer away from
Hungund. Some historians .
 Madaras and Madalambe were parents of Basavanna.
Madaras was town president of Bagewadi. He
belonged to Kamme Brahmin community. Kamme
Brahmins are also called Aradhyas and Smartha
Brahmins. They are half Brahmins and half
Veerashaivas.
 Basavanna was born in Veerashaiva Brahmin family.
Veerashaiva Brahmins are worshippers of Personal
Linga (Istalinga) but they do not wear Linga on their
person but keep their Linga in the pooja room.

12. Basavanna fought against caste system in vedic religion
and gender equal. As per the religious tradition,
Madaras performed Upanayan of Basavanna at his age of
8 years. Upanayana was held against the wish of
Basavanna. He could not tolerate it and cut threw the
Janiwara put on his body during upanayana. With Linga
in his neck blessed by the Guru at the time of his birth
he ran away from Bagewadi. He joined Gurukula at
Kudala Sangama..He did not like to stay with the people
floating in the stagnant water of blind beliefs and
immoral customs and had migrated to Sangama.

14.  Religious and values education helps students to make informed
decisions about matters of personal faith and ethical behavior.
 It helps urges them to think, question, challenge, investigation,
and reflect in their search for spiritual meaning.
 It creates homogeneous environment so as the learner may take
up valuable lessons on ethics, behavior, adjustment, living
together, sympathy and service.
 It explains its freedom, traditions, rituals, mythological stories,
consequences and contribution to the modern order of society.
 It function as true family, community and miniature of society .
 It develops the sense of responsible citizenship.
 It develops the values of co-operation, sincerity and commitment.
 It provides maximum freedom for their full growth with
experiences and with facilitation of desired suggestion and
permission.

15. India is a country where it is very clear to see unity in
diversity because people of many religion, race, culture and
tradition live together without affecting each others feelings and
believes to their religion. Unity in diversity focuses on the
existence of unity even after lots of differences of cultural,
social, physical, linguistic, religious, political, ideological,
psychological, etc.