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Hinduism

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HINDUISM

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SYMBOLS

THIS THE HINDU SYMBOL REPRESENTING THE BOND BETWEEN MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY.

HINDUISM HAS NO FOUNDER, NOR A SPECIFIC TIME OF CREATION.

IT IS BELIEVED TO BE CREATED THROUGH INDIANNTRADITIONS.

HINDUISM HAS 828,000,000 FOLLOWERS WORLD WIDE, MAKING IT THE 3RD LARGEST RELIGION .

THE MAIN HOLY BOOK FOR HINDUS IA THE VEDAS. MOST HINDU BELIEFS ARE BASED OUT OF THIS BOOK.

HINDUISM ORIGINATED IN INDIA

HOLY DAYS

JANAM ASHTAMI IS ONE OF HINDUS HIGHEST HOLY DAYS, VELEBRATING THEIR MOST RESPECTED GOD KRISHNA .

KASHI

HAVING OVER TWO THOUSAND TEMPLES, KASHI IA KNOWN TO BE THE MOST HOLY CITY(/PLACE) TO HINDUS

BELIEFS

  • Hindus believe in karma and reincarnation
  • everyone's goal is to achieve moksha, this is when you only have positive karma and leave the cycle of reincarnation
  • Dharma, (Religion, duty and righteousness)

TODAYS HINDUISM

  • Hinduism is still the 3rd largest religion, and is mainly practiced in India, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
  • Main place of worship is now a temple, or a home shrine
  • The purpose of life is to obtain Moksha
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