RE Year 8: Hinduism

What's the Age of Hinduism?

Around 4000 years

Hinduism Holy book(s)?

Vedas, Upanishads

Hinduism Festivals?

Divali, Holi

What does the Aim symbol represent?

God and Creation

What does the Lotus Flower represent?

Good can grow out of evil

What does the Swastika represent?

Good fortune and the changing world around the unchanging centre of god.

What are the Trimurti?

Brahman’s three main forms

What is Brahma’s role?

The creator

What is Vishnu's role?

The preserver of Life

What is Shiva's role?

The God of life death and rebirth

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are Brahman's three main forms also known as the…

Trimurti

Give me a reason why some may say that Hindus are monotheists.

They believe there is only one god and all the others are only charactistics of him.

Why may some say that Hindus are polytheistic?

These characteristics of their one god are also represented in minor Gods such as Ganesha or Hanuman

Meaning of Avatar

A God in a Mortal Body

What is Atman?

The soul

What is reincarnation?

Belief that a soul is reborn

What is Samsara?

The repeated cycle of birth, death and rebirth

What is Moksha?

The end of Samsara

List one of the three ways to promote your soul up the ladder of life and Rebirth to reach Moksha.

Following the path of knowledge

Carrying out good deeds

Showing love and devotion to Brahman and all living Creatures.

What is Karma?

The system of cause and effect.

What is Ahimsa?

Taking no action to harm any living being.

How did Mahatma Ghandi persuade the British to leave India?

(Ahimsa) His belief that all religions should be tolerant and non violent to eachother. They should also teach the nations of the world to be non-violent in their dealings with eachother.

What was Ghandi’s salt march?

Ghandi marched to the coast with growing number of people to symbolically collect salt from the sea without paying any tax to the British.

After Ghandi's salt march, where was he invited?

To London to begin negotiations on the government of India Act, that would introduce national elections and give more power to Indians.

Why do Hindus Follow Ahimsa?

All life is considered sacred as the soul can be reincarnated into any form of life.

What was the Caste system?

The division of Hindu Society into separate classes of people.

What is Social Mobility?

The movement of individuals between different social groups in the Hindu society.

What are the Varnas?

The four groups of society.

True or false?

Untouchables were apart of the Varnas

False- The Untouchables were not considered to even be human, they had no place in the Varnas.

What do The Brahmin Consist of?

Priests and Academics

What do the Kshatriya consist of?

Warriors and Kings

What do the Vaishya consist of?

Merchants and Landowners

What do the Sudra consist of?

Commoners, Peasants, Servants.

What do the Untouchables Consist of?

Outcast-Out of Caste. Street sweepers, latrine cleaners.

What's another term for the Untouchables?

Dalits

What two months do Diwali always fall between?

October and November.

True or false?

God's are apart of the Caste system

False- They are high above the system.

What does Divali celebrate?

The return of Rama and Sits to Ayodhya after their 14 year exile.

What is the Name of the lamps that every Hindu home is equipped with during Divali?

Divas

How would you Welcome the Goddess Lakshmi during Divali?

Lighting up Divas

What are the Multi-coloured designs made of materials such as dry rice flour called?

Rangoli

Similarities between Diwali and Christmas.

• Both have colorful lights

• Have parties

• Special meaning

• Include gods