Hinduism

• Hinduism - is also considered as Henotheistic, which means they have one Supreme Being that can be embodied with many forms or deities.
• The term Vaidika dharma means a code of practice that is "based on the Vedas."
• Hinduism is sometimes also called as Vaidika Dharma.
• Hinduism - is known as the world’s oldest Polytheistic Religion and third-largest religion dating back more than 4,000 years ago with nearly 1 billion followers, roughly 95% of them living in India.
• Hinduism has no one founder but is instead a fusion of various beliefs.
• Symbols of Hinduism

  • OM OR AUM
  • SWASTIKA
  • SRI CHAKRA YANTRA
• OM OR AUM - it is the sacred sound symbol that represents the Universe and the ultimate reality. Brahman
• SCRIPTURES

  • SHRUTI
  • SMITRI
• Devas - are celestial beings that control forces of nature such as fire, air, wind, and so on.
• The Trimutri

  • Brahma
  • Vinshu
  • Shiva
• They refer God as Brahman, which means unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality.
• Brahman can be anything or even everything and is the Divine Ground for all the matter, time, space, energy, being and all that is beyond the universe.
• Brahma is the first member of the Hindu Trinity and is “the Creator” because he periodically creates everything in the universe.
• Vinshu - Second member of the Hindu Trinity.
• Vinshu - He maintains the order and harmony of the universe, which is periodically created by Brahma.
• Shiva - The third member of the Hindu Trinity, tasked with destroying the universe in order to prepare for its renewal at the end o each cycle of time.
• Hindu Devas

  • Devi
  • Krishna
  • Lakshmi
  • Saraswathi
• Devi- the goddess that fights to restore dharma;
• Krishna- the god of compassion, tenderness and love;
• Lakshmi- the goddess of wealth and purity;
• Saraswathi- the goddess of learning and so on.
• Doctrine and Dogma

  • Caste System
  • Four Stages of Life
  • Four Goals in Life
  • Purpose of Life
  • Darshanas
• Four stages of life

  A) Brahmacharya

  B) Grihastha

  C) vanaprastha

  D) sannyasa

  
• Four goals in life

  A) kama

  B) artha

  C) dharma

  D) moshka

  
• Purpose of life

  A) darshanas

  B) moshka

  C) samsara

  D) karma

  
• Darshanas are school of philosophy based on vedas
• Darshanas - These are the intellectual section of the hindu writings.
• Caste System

  A) bhramin

  B) kshatryia

  C) vaishya

  D) sudra

  E) untouchables