Hinduism

By: Jessica W, Elyssa, Kyle, Joaquinhttp://tarotkucko.hu/images/articles/BrahmanShivaandVishnubyMorganeDeMat.jpg

Where It All Started

■ Hinduism was first started in India, about 1500 B.C.

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■ Hinduism was started by the religion of Aryans, who believed in many deities.

How Do We Know?

■ People know about the religion from the Aryan’s hymns, poems, and epics.

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Their Beliefs

■ They worshipped many

Lords, but the three main

Gods/goddesses were

Brahma, Vishhu, and

Siva.

Upanishads

■ These tell how a person and the Brahman unite together.

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■ The Hindu believed that people would have to pass

through many lives before they were put with the Brahman.

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Their Other Lives

■ For the lives they had to live

Before they reached the

Brahman, if you had a good

Life, you would still continue

A good life.

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■ If you had a bad life, you would be on a lower caste, and be something smaller then you originally were.

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Our Question:

Is this still going on in India?

Answer

Yes, it is! Hinduism was made for eternal and internal peace. It is the 3rd largest religion in India today. Its also one of the largest.

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Credits

Ancient Civilization social studies bookwww.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/hinduism/beliefs.html

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