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2. also referred to as Sanatana
Dharma, "the eternal tradition",
or the "eternal way".
HINDU- "SHINDU" (Local name of Indus
River)
ARYANS- name originally given to
people who said to speak Indo-
European language and were
thought to have settled in
prehistoric times in Iran and Indian
subcontinent.
ORIGIN OF
HINDUISM
Hinduism is one of the oldest
religions in the world

3. It was established around 3,000
BCE with no single historical
founder and no central
revelation, no creed or unified
system of belief, no single
doctrine of salvation, and no
centralized authority.
ORIGIN OF
HINDUISM

4. SUPREME BEING
HIGHEST
UNIVERSAL
PRINCIPLE

5. VISHNU
(PRESERVER)
BRAHMA
(CREATOR)
"TRIMURT
I"

6. SHIVA
(DESTROYER)
"TRIMURT
I"

7. The son of Shiva and
Paryati. He is a pot-
bellied elephant god
and the lord of
success, knowledge,
and wealth.
"GANESH
A"
"KRISHNA
"
A blue-skinned deity
of love and
compassion also she
is one of the most
beloved of Hindu
gods.
"RAMA"
Known as the God of
truth and virtue, also
another avatar of
Vishnu.
"HANUMA
N"
A monkey-faced
deity is worshiped as
a symbol of physical
strength,
perseverance,
service, and
otion.

8. The son of Shiva and
Paryati. He is a pot-
bellied elephant god
and the lord of
success, knowledge,
and wealth.
NOTE :
"LAKSMI"
The goddess of
wealth and
prosperity, both
material and
spiritual.
In Hinduism, the incarnation of a
deity in human or animal form to
counteract an evil in the world.
AVATAR

9. SACRED
TEXT
"SHRUTI" (HEARD)
The Sruti literature is in two parts:
the Vedas and the Upanishads.
"VEDAS"
The Rig Veda -"Royal Knowledge"
The Sama Veda - "Knowledge of
Chants"
The Yajur Veda - "Knowledge of
Sacrificial Rituals"
The Atharva Veda - "Knowledge of
Incarnations"
"UPHANISHADS"
(KNOWLEDG
E)
108 Philosophical Ideas
KENA, KATHA, PRASHNA,
MUNDAKA, MANDUKYA, TAITIRIYA,
AITAREYA, CHANDOGYA,
BRIHADARANYAKA.

10. SACRED
TEXT
The most popular of the
Hindu epics, depicts the story
of a royal couple of Ayodhya -
Rama and Sita and other
characters and their exploits.
"SMRITI" (MEMORIZE
D)
"RAMAYAN
A"

11. SACRED
TEXT
The world's longest epic
poem deals with the power
struggle between the
Pandava and the Kaurava
families.
"SMRITI" (MEMORIZE
D)
"MAHABRATA
"

12. SACRED
TEXT
The most well-known of the
Hindu scriptures, called the
"Song of the Adorable One",
which contains the most
brilliant theological lessons
about the nature of God
"SMRITI" (MEMORIZE
D)
"BHAGAVAD
GITA"

13. Dharma refers righteous way of
living and the idea of every human’s
duties and responsibilities.
Atman or 'A Permanent Self (Soul)'
means that every living creature
have souls.

14. Ahimsa is a practice of non-violence to all
beings. Hurting one another means
hurting ultimately to every creature that
has life.
Karma means that if someone did
something bad to you, it will bring back to
them by the way they did it. It involved the
Hindu doctrine of reincarnation.

15. Samsara is the cycle
of birth-death and
rebirth.
Nirvana as is the
attainment of highest
state that a Hindu can
reach. This freeing is
called Moksha.

16. SECTS
BRAHMANISM
Earliest Indian
religious tradition that
emerged from the
ancient Vedic religion
SHAIVISM
Shiva is the
Supreme God
SHAKTISM
Shakti is the divine
power that create and
sustain the world and
those who practice
Shaktism focuses on the
goddess Devi who
embodies Shakti
VAISHNAVISM
Largest devotional sect
that focuses on the
worship of Vishnu

17. CHILD
MARRIAGE
CASTE SYSTEM
Ancient classification of
people in terms of occupation
SATI
A social practice of self-
immolation which is now rare
and prohibited in India
ISSUES

18. Thank
You
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