hinduism

1. At over 3,000 years old, Hinduism is the world’s Oldest religion.

2. Hinduism started in the country of india.

3. Who founded Hinduism? No single founder

4. Who are the 3 main gods of Hinduism? Brahma, Vishnu, shiva.

5. What are the oldest Hindu scriptures? vedas

6. Hindus seek to achieve moksha which is total spiritual understanding and they believe they need to go through a cycle of reincarnation (rebirth) to achieve it.

7. Hinduism had a caste system that divided people into different categories called castes based on birth in order to create a sense of order.

8. Where did the top four castes come from according to Hinduism? Brahma’s body

9. In order from top to bottom, list the 5 castes of Hinduism: Brahmins, kshatriya, vaishya, Sudra, Untouchables.

10.To achieve moksha in Hinduism, one had to be a male upper caste member.

11.Hindus believed one’s caste level depended upon good Karma/good deeds or bad karma/bad deeds from their prior lifetime.