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How does hinduism shape identity and culture? - Coggle Diagram
How does hinduism shape identity and culture?
think
polytheistic, 3 main gods and 1000 gods,
ganesh, god with a head of an elephant, people pray to him because ganesh is the remover of obstacles
main gods are brahma, creator of the universe,
vishnu, preserves the world created by brahma, amd sheva the destroyer
6 core beliefs
univeral soul
bodies die but souls live on forever, reincanates into animal/human
a belief called karma, for example when someone did something bad, something bad will happen to them, karma also effects reincarnation
vedas, holy books revealed to hindu sages
time is a cycle no beginning or end
proper behaviour as a human called dharma, as long as someone follows their dharma, all will be good, dharma presented by a wheel
do
festival of Dwali
lots of light, cause light overpowers darekness
buy nice clothes
holi, celebration of good over evil
thorw coloured power called "gulal" on eachother and dance to traditional folk music
have
hindu temple, generally used only for holy days, or they will pray or worship in their home, which has a little shrine in their homes
have shrines in their homes, they have picture of gods, fruits, candles, flowers as gifts to gods in their shrines
origins
1.2 billion hindus
india, nepal, sri lanka, guyana, bhutan, UAE,suriname
polytheistic, believes in lots of gods,
god emerged from a lotus flower from the nothingness, splitted the lotus flower into 3 pieces, sky, earth and living things.
about 5000 years old and from india