1. By: Delaney Murphy, Megan Kozlowski, Irma Golden and Caroline Shively
Hinduism
By: Delaney Murphy, Megan Kozlowski, Irma Golden and Caroline Shively

2. Origins of Hinduism People/Places Supreme Beings
India, Nepal, and Mauritius (Asian Countries)
Supreme Beings
One Supreme Being: God of all religions
God of creation, preservation and dissolution, and recreation.

3. History of Hinduism History: divided into periods of development.
1st Period: The historical vedic religion
Following Period: The turning point between the vedic religion and the Hindu religions.
The Epic and Early Puranic Period: The “Golden Age” of Hinduism.
The Early Middle Ages: When Puranic Hinduism was established.

4. Core Beliefs Core Beliefs Truth is eternal
Pursue knowledge and understand the truth
Brahman is truth and reality
One true God - limitless, and eternal
Vedas is the center of everyone’s life
Everyone should strive to achieve Dharma
Righteousness, moral law, and duty
Individual souls are immortal
Souls cannot be created or destroyed
Goal of an individual soul is to reach Moksha
Soul’s release from the cycle of death and rebirth
Afterlife
Soul leaves when they have learned lessons that they need to learn
Soul travels to an earthly Realm or kingdom
Soul will come to a new body and be reborn
Core Beliefs

5. Teachings/Laws Teachings Protect the Environment No Violence
Same as beliefs
Laws
Dietary- no animals/product of animal
Marriage- Joins two individuals to pursue Dharma by law

6. Vedas Holy Book Collections of hymns and other religious texts
Composed in India and its subcontinent between 1500 and 1000 BCE

7. Figures / People Several key figures
Near to impossible to trace true beginning of Hinduism
Has changed and reformed due to several Theologians
Shankara ( )
Travelled all over Europe and Asia, attempted to destroy Buddhism, and eventually re-wrote the Vedic texts of India
Ramanuja
founder of the Vishishtadvaita school, which qualified Shankara's monistic doctrine.
Universe is Lord’s body
Ramanuja
Shankara
“Founders and Theologians.” Heart of Hinduism: Founders and
Theologians,
iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/tradition/1205.htm.

8. Figures/People cont. 330 million Gods in Hinduism
Each believer may have different favorite Gods
Three major Gods
Brahma (creator)
Vishnu (preserver)
Shiva (destroyer)
Vishnu
Brahma
“Hindu Gods & Goddesses.” Hindu Gods and Hindu Goddesses : overview of the gods and
goddesses of Hinduism, sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses.htm#.Wms2IbpFyP8.

9. Symbols- religion, art, literature
Oldest religion, has more numbers than symbols
Each symbol is used for different occasions
Tilak: vertical sign made by kumkum on forehead, used to celebrate weddings, birthdays
Art
Represent certain teachings, rules, and philosophies
Symbols are very art like
Colorful
Hand gestures: mudras
Drawings: murti
Tilak
“Hindu Symbols.” Hinduism Facts | Facts about Hindu Religion, 27
July 2017,

10. Symbols- religion, art, literature cont.
Vedic Literature
Sama veda
Atharva veda
Brahmanas
Commentaries on each Veda
First three vedas are material for sacrifices
Contain philosophical treaties
Vedas
Hinduism-Sacred Texts,

11. Taboos

12. Method of reaching paradise

13. Citations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hinduism
Violatti, Christian. “The Vedas.” Ancient History Encyclopedia,
Srinvasan, Amrutur. “Core Beliefs of Hindus.” Dummies,