1. Hinduism

2. Aryan Invasion
Aryans
Tall
Light skinned
Warriors
Herders

3. The Vedas Oldest known literature In Sanskrit
Were oral traditions that were eventually written down
Resulted from a combination of Aryan and Dravidian beliefs

5. Brahman & the Hindu Trinity

6. Brahma
The creator

7. Vishnu
The preserver
The source of love

8. Shiva
The destroyer of ignornace

9. Other Hindu Gods
Parvati
Is married to Shiva
Had a child, Ganesh

10. Other Hindu Gods
Ganesh
* The remover of all obstacles

12. Hindu Cosmology
Everything in the universe is a manifestation of Brahman

14. Maya Illusion Delusion To think of oneself as separate from all things
To lose sight of the fact that one is a manifestation of Brahman, of God

15. Atman The “soul” Is eternal and unchanging It is Brahman
It is what is reincarnated
It seeks self-realization

16. Salvation - Moksha
One is no longer reborn – to be released from the cycle of death and rebirth
Consciousness reunites with Brahman
The Hindu concept of Heaven

18. Law of Dharma
The rules and guidelines one must follow in their current incarnation
Was determined by one’s karma in their previous life
It is better to do one’s dharma badly than to do another’s well

19. Samsara - Reincarnation