HINDUISM

• The Aum is the name of the symbol in hinduism
• Tika is the symbol of purity
• Hinduism is the oldest and most complex of all world religions
• the name Hinduism was given in the nineteenth century to describe the wide array of belief systems
• Hinduism was originally known as "Arya Dharma" or the Aryan Way.
• hindu means “river” refers to the people of the Indus Valley, the Indians
• Aryan conquerors moved to the Indus Valley and brought their own set of beliefs that eventually mingled with the religion of the natives
• SHRUTI "that which is heard"
• The Vedas

  • RIG VEDA
  • YAJUR VEDA
  • SAMA VEDA
  • ATHARVA VEDA
• SMRITI "that which has been remembered"
• SMRITI

  • 1.Ramayana
  • 2. Mahabharata
  • 2.1 Bhagavad Gita
• sama-veda “knowledge of chants or devotions”
• sama-veda a collection of verses from the basic hymns recited by Pandit/Pujari(Hindu priests) during sacrifices
• Atharva-veda "knowledge given by the Atharva"
• atharva-veda contains spells and incantations for medicinal purposes and magical aids to victory in battle
• Rig-veda "knowledge of verses"
• rig-veda the most important and oldest book and a collection of hymns and verses
• YAJUR-VEDA "knowledge of rites or sacrifices"
• yajur-veda a compilation of materials recited during rituals and sacrifices to deities
• mantras hymns and chants for praising god
• Aranyakas meditations
• brahmanas explanations of the Mantras
• upanishads “sitting down near” or “sitting close to”
• rama an incarnation of Vishnu
• sita the lover of rama
• lakshamana the brother of rama
• dandaka forest place where they live
• surpanakha the sister of ravana
• ravana the evil king of lanka
• maricha the uncle of ravana
• jatayu the eagle
• hanuman the half monkey and half human
• mahabharata the worlds longest poem
• BhagaVAd Gita “the Lord’s Song”
• duty also known as dharma
• bhakti “the soul’s longing for and clinging to god”
• there are 33 million gods/goddesses are there in hinduism
• trimurti  the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism
• trimurti

  • brahma (creator)
  • vishnu (preserver)
  • shiva (destroyer)
• brahma recognized as the creator of the universe and receives the least attention among the trimurti