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Hinduism
By: Jennifer HallCultural Photography
Summer 2013
Aka: Sanatana Dharma or “Eternal Way” Earth’s original and oldest living religion Four main denominations
Saivism Shaktism Vaishnavism Smartism
Facts
www.saivism.net
One billion+ followers
(AP Photo / Prabhjot Gill)
One Supreme Being – Brahman 330 million Gods and Goddesses who
represent different aspects of Brahman
Gods and Goddesses
bhaktimp3.blogspot.com
Brahma Vishnu Shiva
Three Main Gods
www.avidaeumaviagem.net
Dharma (duties and obligations) Samsara (reincarnation/rebirth) Karma ("actions", leading to a cause and
effect relationship)
Beliefs
veda.wikidot.com
Moksha - each soul is free to find his own way
Through Bahkti (devotion), Jñāna (knowledge), meditation, yoga, Seva (selfless service), and God
Beliefs
www.spaceandmotion.com
Festivals Pilgrimage Chanting of holy hymns Home worship Family life Love Nonviolence Good conduct Law of dharma Tolerant of other faiths
Practices & Values
thehindublog.tumblr.com
Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas
Holy Books
www.goodreads.com and www.harekrsna.com
Hindus prefer cremation upon death over
burial Believe the soul lives on and will inhabit a new
body on Earth Soul reincarnates until all karmas are resolved
and God Realization is attained All souls will attain this highest spiritual
summit, but it may take many lives
Death & Reincarnation
Hindu Funeral
www.gujaratplus.com
Diwali - festival of lights Holi – festival of colors Navaratri - celebrating fertility and harvest Raksha Bandhan - celebrating the bond
between brother & sister Janmashtami - Krishna's birthday
Festivals & Holy Days
Holi
cariocajoker.blogspot.com
Navaratri
www.indusladies.com
Raksha Bandhan
news.tangatawhenua.com
Janmashtami
goindia.about.com
Questions?
BBC - Schools - Religion - Hinduism . (n.d.). BBC. Retrieved July 16, 2013,
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/hinduism/ Haselhurst, G. (n.d.). Hinduism Hindu Religion. On Truth & Reality. Retrieved
July 17, 2013, from http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Philosophy-Hinduism-Hindu.htm
Hinduism. (n.d.). St. Columba's Catholic Primary School. Retrieved July 16, 2013, from http://www.saintcolumbas.com/Hinduism.htm
Hinduism at a Glance - वेद Veda. (n.d.). Namaste - वेद Veda. Retrieved July 17, 2013, from http://veda.wikidot.com/hinduism-brief
Unknown, R. (2010, December 4). Hindu god myths and related songs: Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The Hindu God Blog. Retrieved July 17, 2013, from http://bhaktimp3.blogspot.com/2010/12/hindu-gods-and-goddesses.html
What Is Hinduism?. (2008, February 22). Hinduism Today Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2013, from http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/wfchannel/index.php?wfc_cid=5
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