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Religious Groups of Southern and Eastern Asia
Hinduism Part 1
BuddhismShinto
ConfucianismIslam
Christianity 2.1 billion 33.0% Islam 1.5 billion 22% Hinduism 900 million 14%Buddhism 376 million 6% Sikhism 23 million 0.36% Judaism 14 million 0.22% Bahaism 7 million 0.1% Confucianism 6.3 million 0.1% Jainism 4.2 million 0.1%Shintoism 4 million 0.1%
NOTES: As of 2005
Religion Members by Percentage Worldwide
Culture and Religion in Southern and Eastern Asia
Ethnic GroupsChams from Vietnam
Tagalog from the Phillippines
Javanese from Indonesia
Religious GroupsHindus
Muslims
Buddhists
Culture and Religion in Southern and Eastern Asia
Religious Group
People who have a common belief in a religious claim.
Members can have different
cultures, languages, andraces.
Usually widespread over an entire region or many countries.
Ethnic Group
People who have similarlanguage and culture.
Often share commonvalues and religion.
Can be made up of members of the same race or peoplewith common ancestors.
Ethnic or Religious Group?“I am an Hispanic woman who speaks Spanish, is a Catholic, and has a siesta every afternoon.”“I am a Muslim man from New York who reads the Quran and prays five times a day.”“I am a Christian woman from Africa who reads the Bible and believes in Jesus Christ.”
Religious or Ethnic Group?“I am a Jewish boy who speaks Hebrew, has Jewish parents, and celebrates the Passover.”“I am a Cham boy from Vietnam who likes to play soccer.”“I am a teacher at Gardner Newman who goes to church every Wednesday and Sunday, sings in the choir, and celebrates Christmas and Easter.”
Show Me What You “Might” Know
On a sheet of paper, write the word “Hinduism” going down as for an acrostic.Ex: H
INDUISM
Now for each letter, write the words that you think of when you think of Hinduism and fit them into your acrostic. Oh, did I mention that the words have to start with each letter?
To get us started…
HINDUISM"Truth is one, paths are
many"
Om / Aum
Hinduism
In short:Hinduism is largely practiced in India where over 80 percent of the Indians claim to be Hindu. Hinduism does not come from the teachings of one man. Hindus believe in many gods and goddess who are images of a single god.
When founded4000-5000 years ago, (around 3000-2000 BC)
1 AD
2010 AD3000 BC
2000 BC
1000 BC
1000 AD
Where founded?
India
Holy People
No known founder
Sacred TextsThere is not one text Hindus consider sacred, rather there are many texts like the Vedas that teach Hindus proper behavior.Shruti (“heard”) – oldest, most authoritative: Four Vedas (“truth”) – myths, rituals, chants
Upanishads - metaphysical speculation
Smriti (“remembered”) – the Great Indian Epics includes Bhagavadvita
MONO or POLY-THEISTICHere is the confusing part!
Monotheistic (one god) All parts of life (living & nonliving) are thought to be part of Brahman
Who do Hindus worship? – the major gods
Brahman, the creator god
All these gods are but
different forms of the
Brahman
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Christianity is older than Hinduism.
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Hinduism believes in many gods andis polytheistic
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Brahman is the founder of Hinduism
Jeremy Lin
LINSANITY!!!
Peter Parker
SPIDERMAN!
Who do Hindus worship? – the major gods of the Hindu Pantheon
Vishnu, the preserver god
Incarnates as ten avatars (descents) including:Rama (featured in the Ramayana)Krishna (featured in the Mahabharata)
(Each shown with his consort, Sita and Radha, respectively)
Who do Hindus worship? – the major gods of the Hindu Pantheon
god of destruction(the transformer)
lord of the dance of creation…
ShivaNataraj
and with his wife, Parvati, and son Ganesha (the elephant headed remover of
obstacles)
What about the goddesses?Devi – the feminine divine
Saraswatigoddess of wisdom, consort of Brahman
What about the goddesses?Devi – the feminine divine
Lakshmi, goddess of good fortune, consortof Vishnu
What about the goddesses?Devi – the feminine divine
Parvatidivine mother, wife of Shiva
What about the goddesses?Devi – the feminine divine
Durga, protectress
Kali, destroyer of demonsPlus about 330 million other deities
What do Hindus believe?
Samsara- process of death, life, and rebirthReincarnation – soul is reborn into another body after death (until the soul lives a life good enough to be united with Brahman)Karma – good and bad actions done during one’s life (affect you life after death)
Life
Death
Birth
Moksha
samsara
● The ultimate goal of Hindus is to achieve Moksha, which is freedom from the cycle ofreincarnation
What do Hindus believe?CASTE SYSTEM - inherited social classes
HinduismHindus live by a caste system that divides people into social classes:
1. Brahmans (priests)2. Kashatriyas (soliders)3. Vaishyas (merchants)4. Shudras (laborers)
HOLY PLACES:All rivers especially the GANGES riverFalling from its
source of Vishnu’s feet onto Shiva’s head and out from his hair, the water of the Ganges is sacred enough to purify all sins.
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Hindus believe in salvation after death.
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Hindus worship in churches.
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Hindus believe that you can be anything you want in life if you work hard enough.
Countries where Hinduism is practiced…
IndiaNepalSri Lanka Bangladesh
Now “tell” me what you know.On a sheet of paper, write the following sentence:What I think I learned about Hinduism is…Make a quick list (10?) of words that you think of when you think of the lesson on Hinduism.Now, use those words to write a paragraph explaining what you learned about Hinduism. Make sure you use the topic sentence above to start your paragraph. Have you included all of the words from your list? Give it to your elbow partner to have them circle the words.Care to share?