Hinduism. Origins Began around 1,500 BC., or 3,500 years ago The word “Hindu” comes from the Sanskrit word for the Indus River There was no one single.

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Hinduism

Origins Began around 1,500 BC., or 3,500 years ago The word “Hindu” comes from the Sanskrit word for the Indus River There was no one single founder

Polytheistic Brahman: Divine source of all being. Single spiritual power which live in everything 3 Main gods: Brahma- the creator Vishnu: the preserver Shiva: the destroyer Hindu Gods

Creator of the universe and all beings Commonly represented with 4 heads and 4 arms Unlike other Hindu gods, Brahma is not holding a weapon Brahma

God of forgiveness and love Said to have a great love and concern for humans Visits Earth from time to time in various forms to prevent disasters Believed to have been reincarnated as Buddha Vishnu Avatars of Vishnu

God disease, death, and dance Responsible for both creative and destructive forces in the universe Shiva

Idea that when a person dies, the soul is reborn in the body of another living thing May have had prior lives as animals, plants, or as divine beings Souls will learn things each time work through its karma Karma is an accumulation of every deed, thought, word, and everything else you have ever done in this life and in all of your other lives. All of the good, all of the bad - everything you've done Reincarnation