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- - - - Hindus share a common view that religion is a way of liberating the soul from mistakes, illusions, and disappointments from daily living
        
        Hinduism has gone through many changes through the last 2,500 years. Brahman was sometimes looked at as having three personalities.
        
        Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the protector), and Shiva (the destroyer). Vishnu was also thought to take on multiple personalities. Over time, Brahma faded. A Mother Goddess (Devi) started to grow in importance.
        
        Hindus believe in the process of reincarnation. This allows a soul or spirit to born again and again until moksha is achieved. When one is reincarnated karma follows through. This includes one's spiritual or religious tendencies, one's state of health, one's wealth or poverty, etc.
        
        How do Hindus view the general state of human life?
        
        Hindus believe in reincarnation or the belief that their fate is determined by what good (or bad) deeds someone does in their life. They spend their lives trying to achieve moksha. This process gives them a feeling of release and freedom. If they don't achieve moksha they are reborn many times until they do achieve it. When they are reborn, their karma determines if their next life will be pleasant or not.
      - Hindus study Verdict hymns. Between 750-550 BC teachers tried to explain Vedic hymns. These were written down and are known as the Upanishads. Upanishads are conversations between a student and a teacher. They discussed how you get relief and salvation from desires and suffering. This is known as moksha or the perfect understanding of all things
  - - - Worship can take place anywhere. This includes large elaborate temples, small village shrines, or at a home.
        
        In temples, priests or spiritual leaders might recite or read portions of the Vedas. Sometimes an image of god is carried out of the temple and brought in front of the people.
        
        At home, worshipers might say prayers, meditate, or reflect upon the world. They might offer food, drinks, or gifts to a god.
        
        Many Hindus have a caste structure that dominates their lives. This belief determines how one might dress, who someone can associate themselves with, what someone could eat and how they would eat it, personal cleanliness, etc. Today this typically isn't pushed as much as it once was.
        
        Institutions
        
        One of the many places you will see Hindus gather are temples. These temples can be a simple structure or a very large building. They are known to serve as dwelling places for their god. Typically there are markets close by to sell offerings and flowers.
        
        The inside of these temples are small and intended for only a few worshipers at a time. Hindu temples are unique because they have Shikhara (mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts) that rise in the center of the temple.
        
        This is a video about the inside of a temple. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/introduction-cultures-religions-apah/hinduism-apah/v/hindu-temples
  - - - Knowing Hinduism has no specific founder, it is difficult to trace the history and origin. Hinduism is not a single religion but a compilation of many tradition and philosophies.
        
        During the reflection of the Upanishads led to the rise of Jainism and Buddhism. Mahavira was the founder of Jainism, born is 599 BC and died in 527 BC.
        
        Jainism oppose the rituals that most Hindus believed in. The Jains thought that ritual was unnecessary. They believes people could achieve moksha by giving up worldly things and controlling their own actions.
        
        How do Hinduism and Jainism encourage moral conduct?
        
        Hindus believe that if you do kind things and have kind thoughts your soul will be positive. Karma is a big idea that they base a lot of their choices on. If you have created good karma, you will be reborn in a pleasant situation in your next life.
        
        Jainism has very similar ideals to Hinduism. They both believe in the idea of nonviolence and try to keep positive ideas in their head. Hinduism and Jainism believe that achieving moksha is the purpose of life, but Jainism believes it is much easier to achieve than Hindus. Jainism try to keep only positive thoughts in their minds in hopes of achieving moksha in their one and only lifetime.
        
        Jainism believes that ritual isn't needed because you can receive moksha by carefully controlling their own actions. They believe everything is the universe has a soul and should be treated with extreme care. They promise to tell the truth and to avoid stealing. Jains try to eliminate greed, anger, prejudice, and gossip from their lives. Any of these things can prevent them from achieving moksha
        
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