1. About 80 percent of India’s people follow which religion?

2. What is the Hindu belief that states after the body dies, it is reborn over and over until it reaches perfection?

Hinduism

reincarnation

Hinduism is polytheistic, (believing in many gods). Pictured here is one of the many gods of Hinduism, Krishna.

Most of the beliefs of Hinduism came from oral traditions which became the Vedas—or holy writings—of the Hindus.

Who do Hindus worship? –

the major gods of the Hindu Pantheon

Brahma, the creator god

Who do Hindus worship? –

the major gods of the Hindu Pantheon

Vishnu, the preserver god

Incarnates as ten avatars (descents) including:Rama (featured in the Ramayana)

Krishna (featured in the Mahabharata)

(Each shown with his consort, Sita and Radha, respectively)

Who do Hindus worship? –

the major gods of the Hindu PantheonShiva, god of constructive destruction

(the transformer)Appears as Shiva Nataraj,lord of the dance of creation…

and with his wife, Parvati, and son Ganesha(the elephant headed remover of obstacles)

Reincarnation

• Central to Hinduism is the belief in reincarnation. Hindus believe that after a person dies, they will be re-born as some other creature or thing.

• What you are re-born as depends on your “Karma” or the deeds you did in your previous life.

• If you did good deeds, you will reborn into a higher, better life. If you had bad Karma, you may be re-born as an insect or even a tree.

Why do many Hindus wear a dot near the middle of their forehead?

It represents a divine sight and shows that one is a Hindu.

Buddhism

Siddharta Gautama• Around 566 BC, Siddharta Guatama was born

in India. He was a prince who was kept isolated inside a beautiful palace and not allowed to see the real world.

• One day he left the walls of his palace and saw the pain and misery of life. He decided from then on that he needed to find a way of living that would allow people to find peace in life.

• He spent many years trying different ways of life, following different philosophies. Finally he came up with his own way, which is now called Buddhism.

• Gautama became known as Buddha, which means “enlightened one.” He developed the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path.

Eightfold Path: In brief, these are the laws of the Eightfold Path:

• To know the truth • To intend to resist evil • To not say anything to hurt others • To respect life, property, and morality • To work at a job that does not injure others • To try to free one's mind from evil • To be in control of one's feelings and thoughts • To practice appropriate forms of concentration

• The Laughing Buddha: Have you ever seen a ceramic or carved representation (a statue) of the Buddha, perhaps in a Chinese restaurant, or for sale in a store, or in your home or garden?

• Have you ever wondered why the Buddha is laughing? • The laughing Buddha reminds us that to be happy we need to

have a loving heart. A big heart gives you tolerance. It helps you to greet each day with joy and all people with gladness. It helps you to tolerate a great many things with a big happy smile that reaches your eyes and your heart.

• Buddha says that the best way to solve a problem we might have with someone else is to have a warm and loving heart.

• Today, Buddhism is a major world religion. There are over 300 million Buddhists in the world.

The Dalai Lama or

“Spiritual Teacher”

Buddhism – Hinduism Mini Poster1. Directions: Use this power point and the following website to gather information for this assignment:http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/buddhism.htm 1. Place your name at top left 2. Title: You must have a title for each poster3. FACTS: Place information around the drawing. Be Creative.*Place of Origin*At least 2 major beliefs(can have more)*Founder*Explain how Buddhism/Hinduism is different from other religions*Name at least one god in Hinduism*Explain a Buddhist and Hindu practice (how they live)4. Color the image. 5. Draw at least one other symbol of that religion and color.

Hinduism and Buddhism

Religion Founder Holy Days Sacred Book Beliefs and practices Place of Worship

Follower Called Region in Today

Hinduism

Buddhism

No founder, but beliefs emerged around 1500 BCE

Siddhartha Gautama

“Buddha” means: Enlightened One

400’s BCE

Diwali (festival of lights)

Vesak(Buddha Day) The full moon in Maycelebrates the birth, enlighten-ment, and death of the Buddha.

Vedas(there are many volumes)

No official book but many sacred texts

*polytheistic—believes in many gods and goddesses

*Reincarnation—circle of life: birth, death, & re-birth

*live by Buddha’s teachings

*Stop suffering by stop wanting things

*Abide by the 8-fold path to live the right way—do not hurt others

Reincarnation

Hindu Temple

Buddhist Temple

Hindu

Buddhist

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Buddhism

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India

1500 B.C.

Vedas—”Book of Knowledge”

There are many volumes

India and Nepal

a. Reincarnation—belief the circle of life; birth, death, and re-birth

b. Karma—belief that the good or bad deeds you do is the force that determines your future

c. Dharma—laws and duties of being Hindu

d. Polytheistic—believe in many gods and goddesses

India

Between 600 – 500 B.C

No official book; but has many Buddhist text explaining the right way to live

Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Japan, and countries in So. East Asia

a. Reincarnation

b. A prince called Siddhartha Gautama if the founder and is the Buddha, which means “enlightened one”

c. Four Noble Truths

1. Suffering exists

2. Desires create suffering

3. Suffering can stop.

4. Become selfless and deny all desires to stop the suffering.

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