Jan 17, 2016
GodsBrahma- creator of reality
Vishnu- aka Krisha preserver of creations
Shiva- destroyer
22 minor gods
Basic Beliefs
Brahma
Liberation from karmic cycle of death and rebirth
Particular shrine to a certain god
Daily Practice
Puja- ritual done in home every day
Yoga
Shrauta- complex ritual of sacrafice
Rituals
Threading ceremony-upper caste boys
Vivaha- marriage ceremony
-Misiri
-Mehndi
-Special Pujas
-Ashirwaad
-Datar
Death ritual
-Griha
Rites of passage= most common Samskars- birth rituals
-Garbhadana-Punsavana-Simantonnyana -Jatakarma
Women in Hinduism
Be respectful
Household affairs
Dress/decorate herself
Control greed
Follow vratas (vows)
Love, protect, nurture children
Not educated
Protected by fatherProtected by husbandProtected by eldest
son
Major Texts & Books of Faith
Four books of Veda
Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism
Extremely ancient
Valuable in the study of linguistics
Missionary Work/ Outreach
Little missionary work
Converted chiefs
Invasions
Diffusion
• Origin= post-Gupta India • Diffusion Northward
Highlights
-Nepal• Diffusion Southward
Highlights
-Champa (Southern Vietnam)
-Cambodia
-Indonesia
Major Contacts
Buddhism and Hinduism
Rivalry existed for a long time
Influenced each other
Both emphasize nature, role of Karma, compassion, nonviolence, several gods
Both developed in India
Some Buddhism texts came from the Vedas
Major Quotes“We meditate on the transcendental glory of
the Deity Supreme,who is inside the heart of the earth,
inside the life of the sky, and inside the soul of the heaven.
May He stimulate and illumine our minds.”
-The Gayatri Mantra
“Among the wealthy, compassionate men claim the richest wealth,
For material wealth is possessed by even contemptible men.
Find and follow the good path and be ruled by compassion.
For if the various ways are examined, compassion will prove the means to liberation.”
- Tirukkural 25: 241-242
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