Aim To know three facts about Hinduism by the end of this lesson Take two minutes to write down all the things you know about Hinduism If you dont know anything what would you like to know ID: 385032
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Slide1
Introduction to Hinduism
Aim: To know three facts about Hinduism by the end of this lesson. Slide2
Take two minutes to write down
all the things you know about Hinduism.
If you don’t know anything,
what would you like to know? Slide3
Some facts about Hinduism
It is the main religion of IndiaSlide4
One of the worlds oldest religions
It is over 3000 years oldSlide5
There is not one founder or starter of the religion like Christianity or Islam.
There are around 900 million Hindus in the world today and 559,000 in the UK making it the third largest religion in the world.Slide6
Key points in Hinduism
The central belief is that of
reincarnation
and
Karma
Moksha
is the liberation (or release)
of the human’s soul from suffering back to Brahman.
Dukkha
– is the process of rebirth and suffering that all
Humans experience. Slide7
What is Karma? Slide8
Karma is
cause and effect
This means that
every action leads to a
consequence
FOR EXAMPLE:
if you misbehave you get a detention
OR
if you smile at someone, they might smile back
and you will both feel happier
GOOD KARMA = good actions
BAD KARMA = bad actions
KarmaSlide9
What is reincarnation?Slide10
Hindus believe that when the body dies, the soul is
born again in a new body.
The soul is called the
ATMAN.
If you have lived a
good life
you will be
reincarnated
as something better
, like a soldier or a priest.
If you have lived a
bad life
you will be
reincarnated as something worse
, like a servant or even an animal.
ReincarnationSlide11
BRAHMAN
BRAHMA
VISHNU
SHIVA
CREATOR
PRESERVER
DESTROYER
ONE GOD – MANY FORMS
Known as the Trimurti Tri = three Murti = image