EASTERN RELIGIONS HINDUISM, BUDDHISM and SIKHISM [email protected].

EASTERN RELIGIONS

HINDUISM, BUDDHISM and SIKHISM

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HINDUISM

The symbol Aum

Hindus believe in one God: Brahma. He takes the form of many different gods and goddesses.

The Trimurti

Brahma – the Creator.

Vishnu – the Preserver

Shiva – the Destroyer

Worship

This is a PUJA tray. Hindus worship in the Mandir or at home. Puja means prayer.

HINDU FESTIVALS

DIVALI - The Festival of lights Oct / Nov

The story of the Ramayana HOLI – Feb / MarchThe story of Prahlad and Holika PURIM – MarchThe story of Esther RAKSHA BANDAN – July / AugThe festival of brothers and sisters.

HINDUS

Originated in the area around the River Indus.

Have a caste system. Believe in re-incarnation. Believe everything has a soul. Have a sacred book called The

Bhagavad-Gita.

BUDDHISM

Buddhists do not worship a god.

They follow the teachings of one man, Siddattha Gotama.

He is called the Buddha as a title meaning:

The Enlightened One.

A symbol of Buddhism

The LOTUS FLOWER is a symbol of Buddhism. Why?

The Eightfold Path

The wheel of Dharma symbolises the 8 fold path that must be followed to achieve enlightenment.

Buddhists believe

In re-incarnation. In karma In Nirvana. The 3 Jewels1. Buddha2. The laws3. The community

Prayer Wheels

How are these used?

SIKHISM

Guru Nanak was the first SikhGuru.He was raised as a Hindu and worked among

Muslims and the Sikh faith has elements of both incorporated within it.

The Holy Book

There were 10 Sikh gurus. After the 10th it was decided that everything had been recorded and that the role of the guru could now be taken by the Holy Book.

THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB

The 5 Ks