1. Hinduism Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

2. Lets Take a Hindu Start Rise early and bathe in the Ganges River –Cleansing body and soul

4. Lets Take a Hindu Start Burn incense and offer prayer

5. Lets Take a Hindu Start Yoga – breathing exercises

6. Background No real founder No formal church Considered a way of life

7. GANGES RIVER

8. Aryan Invaders Aryans and non- Aryans followed their own forms of religion This resulted in the blending of different forms of the religion

9. GANGES RIVER

10. Polytheistic? Monotheistic? One god or world soul = Brahman –He has three personalities

11. 1.Brahma – the creator

12. Vishnu – The Preserver

13. Shiva – The Destroyer

14. Vedas Collection of sacred writings –Hindu teachers try to interpret and explain the meaning of the Vedic hymns

16. The Upanishads Teachers’ asked questions as they meditated –Later the teachers’ comments were written down in the Upanishads

17. Moksha State of perfect understanding of all things and release from life in this world

18. Reincarnation Means ‘Rebirth’ An individual spirit (ATMAN) is born again and again until Moksha is achieved

20. Karma Means good or bad deeds Your Karma determines your state of reincarnation

21. DHARMA

22. Caste System Brahmins - Kshatriyas - Vaisyas - Sudras - Priests Warriors Merchants Untouchables

23. AHIMSA

24. Pictures Cited Slide 1 – http://www.unitedindia.com/INDEX_files/Hindu_Om_Aum.jpg Slide 2 – http://www.cardsunlimited.com/largeimage/SaddhuatGanges.jpghttp://www.cardsunlimited.com/largeimage/SaddhuatGanges.jpg Slide 3 – http://www.shantishop.com Slide 4 – http://www.harunyahya.com/images_books/images_buddhism/budizm36.jpg, http://blog.insideoutmag.com/outabout/Incense%20at%20Hindu%20temple.pnghttp://www.harunyahya.com/images_books/images_buddhism/budizm36.jpg Slide 5 – http://www.webwombat.com.au/lifestyle/health/images/yoga-1.jpg, http://gymnasticscoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/yoga.jpg Slide 6 – www.theholidayspot.com Slide 7 – http://www.chemistryland.com/CHM107Lab/Syllabus/blender.jpg Slide 8 – http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/4d/250px-Trimurti.jpg Slide 9 – http://www.hknet.org.nz/brahma.jpg Slide 10 – www.umysl.pl/astrolog/iko_bogowie/vishnu.jpg Slide 11 – http://www.monochrom.at/polytheism/pictures/TanzenderShiva.jpg Slide 12 – http://blog.shunya.net/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/23/vedas_2.jpg Slide 13 – http://lunaydragon.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/vedas2.jpg Slide 14 – http://www.siliconindia.com/books/newbooks/Pics/Upanishads_BIG.jpe Slide 15 – http://cci.wl.dvgu.ru/news/images/bigfoto/moksha.jpg Slide 16 – www.hknet.org.nz/changing-bodies2.jpg Slide 17 – http://www.spiritandsky.com/images/reincarnation2.jpg Slide 18 – www.smart-kit.com Slide 19– made