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HINDUISIM (RITUALS (Death Rituals: Most rites fulfilled by family, all…
HINDUISIM
RITUALS
Most focus on Godly devotion, some are philosophically-minded and practice self-realization instead of gods.
DAILY WORSHIP: PUJA 
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Village/household rituals: Home shrines, masks of deities. Ritual bathing, clay figures, sacred fires etc.
Death Rituals: Most rites fulfilled by family, all participate (young unshielded), focus on internal mantra, under no cricumstances should organs be removed or shared. Placed in room with head facing east and then south after passing. Very detailed death rituals. Mourning should not be supressed, but joyous feelings are encourags, because they are moving on.
yearly anniversary, and then ten year memorial to protect spirit and welcome back reincarnation.
SYMBOLS
"OM" Represents supreme reality/universe and the three aspects of god. The frist word in any prayer.
Swastika: represents luck and prosperity. Tilted different than Nazi. Painted on walls, hands, and worn as pendants. Translates to "all is good.
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TILAK/BINDI: Painted on mans/womans forehead to show sectarian affiliation. Anytime of ritual or ceremony.
Prime/odd numbers. Especially 3, 5, 7, and 9.
RELIGIOUS SPECIALISTS
Priests of temple, equivalent of "reverend"
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GURUS: Perform rites of passage, tutor young (upper-caste) in sacred texts and traditions
CREATION MYTHS
COSMOLOGY: Many worlds, many lifetimes. Creation, then destruction contium. Multitdue of univeres, all follow same rythym. Basically series of Big BANG.
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NON-HUMAN WORLD
ONE GOD: 330 MILLION of aspects and names. "God is one, but men call him by many names" - Rig Veda oldest sacred text.
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INDRA: King of heavens - like Zeus. Teaches balance and pursuit of wisdom for self, while still hlding responsbiility.
Chitragupta: Scorekeeper god. Determines where you go after passing.
Shiva: God of destruction, transformation, and protection.
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ADITYAS: 12 of her. All in charge of diferent months, corresponding with lunar and with different traits.
MOKSHA: Release from ordinary, become ininite. Infinite being, awareness, and bliss. Overall goal. Goal to escape bodily wants, but human birth is a great privelage, for in the human body one can attain the supreme goal of life. Only human beings do good or evil consciously.