Hinduism (THEO1) Group 1

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From the Persian hindu

(Sanskrit sindhu), literally "river."

Means "of the Indus Valley" or simply

"Indian."

Hindus call their religion sanatamadharma, eternal religion" or "eternal

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Hinduism is the religion of themajority of people in IndiaandNepal. It also exists amongsignificant populations outsideof the sub continent and hasover 9 million adherentsworldwide.

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Unlike most other religions,Hinduism has no singlefounder, no single scripture,and no commonly greed setof te chings.

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Founder: none Date founded: Earliest forms date to

1500 BC or earlier

Place founded: India Place of worship: Temple or home

shrine


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Who is God for the believers of this religion?

As surprising as it may seem, Hinduism has no oneword God as English does. Instead, it has many

words that each describe a certain understandingof God.

This is something like in many Eskimo (Inuit) languagesthere is no one word for snow, instead there are manywords, each describing snow in its various varieties, wet,

dry, iced, melting, slushy, and so many other forms thatpeople who do not live with snow cannot even beginto imagine. In a similar way, Sanskrit is the language oftheology and so there are many words for God.


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Who is God for the believers of this religion?In Hindu God is general understood as beyond human

understanding, no words or human conceptions caneven begin to touch God, none the less, humans havethree basic and limited ways in which they try toconceive of God. These three ways are as:

Brahman- God of force, personal understanding ofDivinity. Impersonal Force.

Paramatmais- God as indwelling spirit, a kind of genericpresence that exist within all things.

Bhagavan- God in personal terms, as Krishna, Rama,Shiva, Lakshmi, Durga and the myriad of other Gods andGoddess. Transcendent personality.


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Who is God for the believers of this religion? In these three ways, human beings

conceive of the divine. It is stated inBhagavat Purana,a popular devotionaltext, that such understandings areuniversal categories of divine seeing and

is suggested that it should be expressed inone form.


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Who is God for the believers of this religion?Few basic Godterms commonly used in Hinduism:

Om- Divine Sound

Isha- Supreme Lord

Purusha- Supreme Man

Satya- Supreme Truth

Mahesha- the Great Lord

*Indeed Sanskrit has hundreds of such words

to describe God. These are at least some ofthe more common ones that the averageperson may hear!

Shiva"The Auspicious One"


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Hinduism b sic tenets, principles, beliefs Hinduism lacks any unified system of beliefs and

ideas. It is a phenomenon and represents a broadspectrum of beliefs and practices which on onehand are akin to paganism, pantheism and the like,

and on the other very profound, abstract,metaphysical ideas.

Since religion and culture are nearlyinterchangeable terms in Hinduism, emotive

expressions like 'bhakti' (devotion) or 'dharma' (whatis right) and 'yoga' (discipline) are used to depictessential aspects of the religion.


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Hinduism b sic tenets, principles, beliefs Hinduismbelieves in idol

worship, reincarnation, karma, dharmaand moksha. Somemoral ideals in Hinduism include non-violence, truthfulness,friendship, compassion, fortitude, self-control, purity andgenerosity.

Human life is divided into four stages, and there aredefined rites and ritualsfor each stage from birth till death.

Traditional Hinduism has two life-long dharmas that one canfollow: Grihastha Dharma (Domestic Religion) andSannyasin Dharma (Ascetic Religion). The Grihastha Dharmahas four goals:kma (sensual pleasure), artha (wealth andprosperity), dharma (the laws of life), and moksha

(liberation from the cycle of births). The Sannyasin Dharmarecognizes moksha as its ultimate goal.

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Hinduism basic tenets, principles, beliefs

What are the main principles of the Hindu way of life? Andwhat are the 10 commandments of Sanatana Dharma? Readthese 15 easy-to-remember basic tenets of Hinduism assummarized by Dr. Gangadhar Choudhury:

5 PRINCIPLES1. God Exists: One Absolute OM.One Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara (Shiva)Several divine forms2. All human beings are divine3. Unity of existence through love

4. Religious harmony5. Knowledge of 3 Gs: Ganga (sacred river), Gita (sacredscript), Gayatri (sacred mantra)


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Hinduism basic tenets, principles, beliefs10 DISCIPLINES

1. Satya(Truth)2.Ahimsa(Non-violence)3. Brahmacharya (Celibacy, non-adultery)4.Asteya (No desire to possess or steal)5.Aparighara (Non-corrupt)6. Shaucha(Cleanliness)

7. Santosh(Contentment)8. Swadhyaya (Reading of scriptures)9. Tapas (Austerity, perseverance, penance)10. Ishwarpranidhan (Regular prayers)

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Practices of Hinduism

Ayurveda

Hatha YogaKundalini YogaNamaste Greeting

Puja (Pooja)


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Practices

Ayurveda- is an ancient Hindu system ofmedicine and healing that has found newpopularity in the west today.

An Ayurveda drugstore in

Kerala, India. kasuga sho

Dhanwantri, physician to

the gods and god of

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Practices

Hatha Yoga

-Meditative movement, or Hatha

-It is one of the paths leading to the

ultimate goal of Raja Yoga, orcontemplation of the One Reality.

Practising Hatha Yoga in the Alps. Kathy Jones
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Practices

Kundalini Yoga

- is a tantric form of yoga focused onawakening the kundalini.

Kundalini rising


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Practices

Namaste Greeting

- The gesture (or mudra) of namaste is a simple act

- Made by bringing together both palms of the handsbefore the heart, and lightly bowing the head.

- In the simplest of terms it is accepted as a humblegreeting straight from the heart.

A Namaste greeting in

South India.

Photo: Steve Evans.
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Practices

Puja (Pooja)

- Religious ritual which some Hindus perform everymorning after bathing and dressing but prior totaking any food or drink.

- Puja is seen as a way of relating humans to thedomain and actions of the divine, and can beperformed for anything considered divine, fromVishnu to a holy tree.

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Person that embodies the best qualities of Hinduism

Mahatma Gandhi

Born on October 2, 1869

Probandar, North West IndiaFather: chief minister ofProbandarMother: very religious

HinduismSearching for

truth through non-violentways

DevelopedSatyagraha

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/people/gandhi_1.shtml

http://www.gitananda.org/hinduism/mahatma-gandhi-on-hinduism.html

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