Lesson objectives To know that the Hindu God is Brahman To understand how Brahman is one but is represented by many different godsgoddesses deities To reflect upon the importance of having many different deities for Hindus ID: 259357
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What do Hindus believe about God?
Lesson objectives:To know that the Hindu God is BrahmanTo understand how Brahman is one but is represented by many different gods/goddesses (deities)To reflect upon the importance of having many different deities for HindusSlide2
How do you feel in these different roles?
Do you ever find that they way you feel or act in within these roles crosses over into another?Stick the flower into your bookIn each of the different petals, write down the different roles that you perform in life e.g. Sister, pupil, cook, friend
Just as you are one person, but have lots of different roles, Hindus believe that God (Brahman) is One, but he can be represented in many different waysSlide3
What do Hindus believe about God?
Hindus believe that there is one Supreme God, Brahman, who is eternal and the source of all life. Brahman is in everything and everything is in BrahmanHowever, Hindus have thousands of deities (gods and goddesses) which are all representations of the different qualities of Brahman. Slide4
Brahman
One True God
Ganesh
Rama
Shiva
Lakshmi
DurgaSlide5
The Elephant and the Blind Men
Please read the story of the blind men and the elephant and answer the following question:1) How could the story of the blind men and the elephant be used to illustrate Hindu beliefs about Brahman and how Hindus come to understand and worship him?Extension: Do you agree with the message of the story? Give reasons for your answer. Slide6
The Importance of Deities for Hindus
After you have played the ‘Deities to the Rescue’ game, discuss these questions in your group and try to come up with a detailed answer to the following questions. Please write these in your book:1) Why might having several different deities be encouraging and helpful for Hindus in their day to day life?2) What might some of the dangers be if certain Hindus only have a knowledge of a select number of deities?3) In your opinion, which deity do you think might be the most popular and why?