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Hinduism - Coggle Diagram
Hinduism
Sacred Writings
18 Puranas
Rig Veda-hymns
Written in Sanskrit an ancient Indian language
Vedas- reincarnation and moksha
Upanoshads
Mahabharata and Ranayana- poems of Rama
Worship
Sacred thread ceremony where a 12 yo boy becomes an adult
Worship individually in temples or small shrines
At temples they focus on a certain God
Dharma-Performing your purpose
Beleifs
Moksha
Samsara-reincarnation
Behavior in current life determines how you live your next life
Holidays
Diwalli- 5 day light festival honoring Rama
Holi-throw colored powder to celebrate pranks pulled by Krishna
Dussehra-10 day festival which celebrates victory of Durga over Buffalo demon
Caste System
Evolved from the Indus valley civilization and the Aryans
4 main Castes. People were born into caste because of karma in their past life
Bramins-Priests
Kshatriyas-Nobles Warriors
Shudras
untouchables
Symbols
The written form of the sound Om/Um Which was first sound heard in history
Gods and Goddesses in Images/Sculptures
Gods
One creator God: Brahma and many other gods and goddesses
Vishnu
Krishna
Rama
Brahma
Shiva
Ganesh
Ganges river is a goddess. Said to wash away sin