Indian Religion Graphic Organizer
VedicTraditional Before 1500 BC Vedas Caste System Animal Sacrifice
Brahmanism Vedic Priests Around 1000 BC Upanishads Karma Reincarnation
JainismMahavira Around 520 BC None Asceticism All living things have a soul
Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Around 500 BC Sutras & Dhammapada Middle Way Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path
HinduismBrahmans Around 400 BC Vedas & Bhagavad Gita Karma Reincarnation Many Gods (all incarnations of Brahma) Individual Worship
Asceticism Depriving one’s self of all but the necessary food, water, and clothing for life. Relying on gifts for food. Devoting all waking time to prayer and meditation.