1. Religions in India HINDUISM
Lesson #3
HINDUISM
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2. HINDUISM
Use text book p
Hinduism is: It has no: Instead of just being a religion, Hinduism is:
The chief religion in India
Founder or formal Church
A way of life
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3. HINDUISM - Brahman
Use text book p. 178
Brahman is: How many gods to Hindus worship: What are the three main gods, and what is their “power”?
Supreme Force (God)
thousands
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva

4. What is unique about Hinduism?
No holy book to tell right from wrong
Vedas tell stories
Multiple Gods
Personal interpretation
No proselytizing
Daily
Pooja
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Woman doing Pooja

5. Hindu “trilogy” of gods
BRAHMA (the creator) is the main god and all other gods are manifestations of him
CREATOR
PRESERVER
DESTROYER
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva

6. Popular Hindu gods:
GONESHA
KRISHNA

7. HINDUISM - Atman
Atman is: What do Hindus believe about all things in nature: What causes people to feel pain? What is the term for the “true goal” of life? What happens when you reach Moksha?
The “essential self,” part of Brahman that is YOU
Your soul
All things in nature are a part of Brahman
They pursue material riches
MOKSHA
you free your soul from the body to reunite with Brahman

8. Review of some key terms
Hinduism
__________________: the largest religion in India
____________________: the belief in many gods.
POLYTHEISM
BRAHMA
ATMA
Universal Soul =
YOUR soul =

9. Quick Quiz Define Polytheism How did Hinduism develop?
Who is the “main” god and the creator?
Who is Vishnu?
Who is Shiva?

10. HINDU Concept of Reincarnation
Moksha is: Reincarnation is: What are some forms your soul can be reborn into in its next life? What is the “law of karma”?
Releasing the soul from the body
Rebirth of the soul in various forms
A god
A flower
A snake
A person
Any animal
Even an insect
Different Hindus have different ideas about this…
Every deed will effect your future, AND
your present life is the result of past deeds

11. HINDU Concept of – karma & dharma
What is the “law of karma”? What will every good deed yield? What will every bad deed yield? What is your dharma?
All actions have consequences
Will result in happiness
Will bring some sort of sorrow
Duties and obligations
(it’s what‘s expected of you…)

12. REINCARNATION (SAMSARA)
If you could be reincarnated what would you want to return as?
If you were to be reincarnated today,
would you move “up” or “down”?
What is YOUR duty in life right now?
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13. DHARMA
What are examples of Dharma? 13

14. I MUST’VE DONE SOMETHING REALLY BAD IN A PAST LIFE!!!
BAD KARMA

15. Karma
What are examples of Karma? 15

16. You keep getting reincarnated…
How do you get OUT of being reincarnated again…
And again… 16

17. The end to reincarnation
Moksha
____________ = release from the cycle of reincarnation
How do you do it?
Erase all bad Karma
Spend your life doing
your dharma
Keep moving up in classes
Then… OUT… called MOKSHA
(REUNITING ATAM WITH BRAMA

18. BRAHMAN ATMA You’ve reached Moksha You do that by:
doing your Dharma
thus, creating good kharma
Which reunites your atma with brahma. (MOKSHA)
The goal in Hinduism is to break the cycle of reincarnation
BRAHMAN
You’ve reached Moksha
ATMA

19. Quick Quiz What is reincarnation?
Where do you go when you reach Moksha?
What does having bad karma prevent?
What will happen to someone who dies with too much bad karma?
What is a person’s dharma?
What is Atma?

20. Minority Religions in India
Lesson #8

21. Buddhism

22. Questions to ponder When is the earliest year?
What will be the last year?
How high is up?
How small is small?
Do you find these questions inane?
Why?
Buddhists think trying to figure out the beginning and end is just as nuts.

23. Basics of Buddhism Everything is infinity
Happiness is not getting something, it’s accepting what you get
Love is meant to give, not to receive
Satisfaction comes from giving all you can and all you are, accepting whatever someone wants you to have, and loving who you are for what you are.
And, satisfaction and acceptance IS heaven.

24. Basics of Buddhism
Question: can a Buddhist, if he’s behaving like a Buddhist… can he get bad karma?
Why?
What do you think Buddhists believe happens when you die?
Hindus believe you can eventually release yourself from the cycle of reincarnation (and get to heaven) by
Erasing bad karma by doing good deeds
Doing your Dharma
What do you think Buddhists think of heaven?

25. Where did all this belief originate?
Siddhartha Gautama learned this when reflecting
He “reached enlightenment” of nirvana
He was totally happy and satisfied
But, to get there, he had to give up everything
This was hard, because he was very, very rich
He became “awakened” by this realization
He learned that we suffer, because we are greedy and demanding of MORE 5m

26. Enlightenment Can you remember a time when you were most happy?
What got you there?
What did it feel like?
Why don’t you just stay there?
Do you need someone or something be “be” there, in this happy bliss? 5m

27. BUDDHISM MIDDLE WAY → Yin Yang → → REBIRTH
SPOKES = _____________________ CIRCLE = _________________________ →
Yin Yang → →
REBIRTH

28. BUDDHISM
Began in the 5th Century B.C.
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA

29. Recap of concepts of BUDDHISM
Began in the 5th Century B.C.
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA
NO BEGINNING
NO END
ENDLESS REINCARNATION
BLISS (HEAVEN) IS FOUND ON EARTH
BLISS – NIRVANAH = FULL SATISFACTION IN LIFE

30. The Buddha
Beyond the sheltered palace walls, what four things did Gautama see that troubled him?
What did he realize, once he saw all of that?
An old man
A sick man
A dead man, and
A beggar
Life was full of suffering

31. SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA
From Prince…
…To Ascetic

32. The Buddha’ teachings What are the Four Noble Truths?
Use text book p. 180
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Suffering is universal
The cause of suffering is desire
The only way to crush suffering is to crush desire
The way to truth is the noble eightfold path (a guide to right conduct)

33. FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS Suffering is a part of human life
Suffering comes from desire
for pleasure/material goods
Overcoming worldly desires
brings suffering to an end
Desires are overcome by
following “the Eightfold Path”

34. SKINNY BUDDHA

35. FAT BUDDHA

36. Other Religions

37. JAINISM
Reincarnation
Ahimsa
(non-violent)
No meat

38. Sikhism Guru Nanuk Equality Karma Reincarnation Loyalty Singh & Khalsa

39. (this is the Lotus Temple)
SIKHISM
Ba’hai
Totally peaceful
(this is the Lotus Temple)
Monotheistic, but belief in reincarnation
Life’s Goal = Break free of the cycle of life and attain unity with God
Turbans symbolize social equality
Don’t cut their hair or
beards to honor the
human form as created
by God