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Hinduism
• "When you hear about the Self,
meditate upon the Self, and finally realize the Self...
you come to understand everything in life."
--Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5
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Origins
Hinduism is an ancient religion with no known founder or known date of origin.
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Origins
The term "Hinduism" simply derives from the word "India" and refers to a wide variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed in India over thousands of years.
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Origins
Therefore, Hinduism is really an indigenous religion of India that has developed over time to become what it is today.
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Adherents
• Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world.
• Approximately 900 million people follow Hinduism worldwide.
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Adherents
The followers of Hinduism are called: Hindus
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Views
• Hinduism embraces a great diversity of beliefs, a fact that can be initially confusing to westerners.
• One can believe a wide variety of things about God, the universe and the path to liberation and still be considered a Hindu.
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Views
• There is a common misconception that Hinduism is a polytheistic religion. While Hindu’s do worship many gods and goddesses, they are most often viewed as different manifestations of one supreme being, Brahman.
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Three Major Forms of Brahman
• Brahma the Creator
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Three Major Forms of Brahman
• Siva the Destroyer
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Common Hindu Beliefs
• Everyone has a soul or Atman
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Common Hindu Beliefs
• The Ultimate Goal: To reunite one’s soul with Brahman, the universal spirit
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Common Hindu Beliefs• Reincarnation - Souls are born and reborn many
times
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Common Hindu Beliefs
• Karma – the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul.
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Common Hindu Beliefs
• Moksha – Salvation from the cycle of rebirth. This happens after building
enough good karma.
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Common Hindu Beliefs
• Dharma – each person has a duty to accept his or her place in the world without complaint.
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Life’s Purpose
• Humans are in bondage to ignorance and illusion, but are able to escape.
• The purpose of life is to gain release (moksha) from the cycle of rebirth, or at least a better rebirth.
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Afterlife • Uniting with God (Brahman) as a drop of
rain merges with the sea.
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General Practices • Yoga • meditation • worship (puja)• devotion to a god or goddess • pilgrimage to holy cities • live according to one's dharma
(purpose/ role)
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Holy Text(s)
• The Vedas (Book of Knowledge, most sacred)
• Upanishads (means “Sitting near a teacher”)
• Bhagavad Gita