THE HINDU LIFE CYCLE
Thursday, October 17, 2013
REINCARNATION•The belief that after death, the soul comes
back to earth, in another body or form.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
REINCARNATION•The belief that after death, the soul comes
back to earth, in another body or form.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
REINCARNATION•The belief that after death, the soul comes
back to earth, in another body or form.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
KARMA•The belief that a person’s fate and the
quality of their reincarnation is determined by their past deeds.
“What goes around, comes around.”
-Explains one’s current conditions.
Things you should know about KARMA:
Thursday, October 17, 2013
KARMA•The belief that a person’s fate and the
quality of their reincarnation is determined by their past deeds.
“What goes around, comes around.”
-Explains one’s current conditions. -Is a reason to behave in a morally good way.
Things you should know about KARMA:
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DHARMA
• Social life should be structured through well-defined and well-regulated CLASSES (Varna).
• An individual's life should be organized into defined STAGES (Ashramas).
Means ‘natural law’ or ‘order of the universe’it means to do your duty.
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MOKSHATo Escape from the cycle of reincarnation and achieve eternal bliss.
Moksha is the goal of Hinduism
Sanskrit
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ATMA ( ATMAN)The soul of Hindu people.
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WHAT’S WITH SACRED COWS IN
INDIA?
Thursday, October 17, 2013
WHAT’S WITH SACRED COWS IN
INDIA?
Thursday, October 17, 2013
• COWS IN INDIA ROAM FREE EVEN ON CITY STREETS
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• HINDUS WILL STOP TRAFFIC IF A COW WANDERERS INTO THE STREET
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WHY ARE COWS SACRED TO HINDUS?
• Cow’s are not worshipped by Hindus, they are revered and protected.
• The cow provided an abundance of important products, including milk to nourish, browned butter for lamps, and fuel from dried dung.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
WHY ARE COWS SACRED TO HINDUS?
• Cow’s are not worshipped by Hindus, they are revered and protected.
• The cow provided an abundance of important products, including milk to nourish, browned butter for lamps, and fuel from dried dung.
• For these reasons they were worth much more alive than dead to Ancient Indians.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
WHY ARE COWS SACRED TO HINDUS?
• Cow’s are not worshipped by Hindus, they are revered and protected.
• The cow provided an abundance of important products, including milk to nourish, browned butter for lamps, and fuel from dried dung.
• For these reasons they were worth much more alive than dead to Ancient Indians.
The protection of cows among Hindus is also indicative of their reverence for animal life in general - Most Hindus are Vegetarian
Thursday, October 17, 2013
The Ganges River•Is the symbol of purity, and holds
the sacred power to purify.
•Hindus worship the river by bathing in it, drinking its waters, praying to it, invoking it in oaths, and chanting its name.
Thursday, October 17, 2013