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Slide 1: Hinduism The place of Origin is India. Formatvorlage des Untertitelmasters durch Klicken bearbeiten HS Krems 1
Slide 2: Hinduism is the world's third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers. Hinduism is practiced by more than 80% of India's population. HS Krems 1 22
Slide 3: Basic informations Where does the name Hindu come from? n n "Hindu" comes from the name of the river Indus Even the name „India“ comes from the river HS Krems 1 33
Slide 4: Who is the founder of Hinduism? n n n no founder developed out of Brahminism Hinduism is the oldest religion, it may date to prehistoric times HS Krems 1 44
Slide 5: The symbol Om n n n Om is an important symbol for Hindus. It is the sound heard in the deepest of meditation. It is said to be the name of God. HS Krems 1 55
Slide 6: How is the Hinduism different from other faiths? n n Hinduism is not a single Religion. Hinduism is the practices of a variety of different religious groups which come out of India. HS Krems 1 66
Slide 7: What do Hindus believe? n n n Brahman = universal soul or God Brahman takes on many forms as gods or goddesses and avatars Atman = individual soul, part of Brahman in everyone HS Krems 1 77
Slide 8: God in Hinduism n n n Hundreds of ways of thinking about God. Many different images and pictures But they think about the same God. HS Krems 1 88
Slide 9: Brahma http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Brahma_1820.jpg&filetimestamp=20060310152026 God of creation He is creating the World with already existing parts and rules. Traditionally depicted with four heads and four arms HS Krems 1 99
Slide 10: Vishnu Ten Avatars of Vishnu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_f%C3%BCr_Indische_Kunst_Dahlem_Berlin_Mai_2006_036_2.jpg Vishnu the maintainer or preserver The female part of Vishnu is Lakshi Avatars: Krishna, Rama,… http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Ravi_Varma HS Krems 1 1010
Slide 11: Shiva http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Sivakempfort.jpg&filetimestamp=20080921061108 Shiva the destroyer or transformer HS Krems 1 1111
Slide 12: Trimurti Sometimes these three deities are seen as the Trimurti, the Holy Trinity. Bildquelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Halebid3.JPG HS Krems 1 1212
Slide 13: Some other Hindu gods n n n n Saraswathi Goddess of Wisdom. Lakshmi Goddess of Wealth Parvati Godess of household and motherhood. Ganesha Son of Shiva and Parvati. HS Krems 1
Slide 14: The Holy Cow HS Krems 1 1414
Slide 15: Reincarnation – Samsara – Karma n n n Hindus believe in reincarnation Samsara - cycle of repeated births and deaths determined by Karma. HS Krems 1 1515
Slide 16: What is Karma? n n n The cause of the particular destiny Reincarnate to a higher level through pure acts, knowledge and devotion The opposite achieves the contrary result. HS Krems 1 1616
Slide 17: What is Moksha? n n n Moksha means salvation. The spiritual goal of a Hindu is to become one with Brahma. Until moksha is achieved, they have to reincarnate. HS Krems 1
Slide 18: Paths to achieve Moksha n n n n The path of knowledge - Jnana-Yoga Spiritual knowledge The path of meditation - Dhyana-yoga concentration The Path of Devotion - Bhakti-yoga worshipping The path of good works – Karma-yoga do all duties correctly HS Krems 1
Slide 19: Holy Scriptures n n n n n n n The Vedas The Upanishads The Smrutis Ramayana Mahabharata The Puranas ...... HS Krems 1 1919
Slide 20: The Vedas n n n n Oldest Religious texts Knowledge Hymns, mantras Basis of other religious writing HS Krems 1 2020
Slide 21: The Upanishads n The Upanishads - nature of the individual soul (Atman) and the universal soul (Brahman.) Atman Brahman Reincarnation n n n HS Krems 1 2121
Slide 22: Ramayana n Life of Rama and Sita HS Krems 1 2222
Slide 23: Mahabharata oem – Epic p etwee war b milies two fa n Bhagavad-Gita HS Krems 1 2323
Slide 24: The Puranas Live s of sain ts HS Krems 1 2424
Slide 25: What are the practices of Hindus? n n n Worship Offerings – puja Cremation The dead are burnt not buried Compliance with the rules of the caste system HS Krems 1
Slide 26: Castes n n n n Brahmins (scholar, teacher, priest) Kshatriyas (warrior, king, soldiers) Vaishyas (merchant, agriculturist) Shudras (worker, artisan, service provider) No caste was higher or more important than another. All were essential to the society. Pariahs or Untouchables do not belong to any caste. HS Krems 1
Slide 27: Places of Worship n n Mandir (Hindu Temple) The temples are dedicated to different gods n Water, fruit, flowers and incense are offered to the gods. HS Krems 1 2727
Slide 28: Music: http://meditation.yogiramsuratkumar.net/Free_Download_OM_Mantra_music.html Source: Wikipedia, & http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hinduism.htm Pictures: Wiki commons,& free cliparts HS Krems 1 2828