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Hinduism

Hinduism. Nearly 1 billion practitioners Hindu means “Indian” Cannot be traced to a specific person or event – therefore, believers view it as existing forever Brahma, the creator, creates the earth and it lasts 2,160,000,000 years; it then falls to ruin and Brahma creates again.

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Hinduism

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  1. Hinduism Nearly 1 billion practitioners Hindu means “Indian” Cannot be traced to a specific person or event – therefore, believers view it as existing forever Brahma, the creator, creates the earth and it lasts 2,160,000,000 years; it then falls to ruin and Brahma creates again.

  2. The AUM – the Hindu symbol of supreme reality

  3. Hindu Gods • The Hindu triad includes Brahma,Vishnu,andShiva • Hinduism is polytheistic, but also considers itself monotheistic • It has many individual deities, but they all include aspects of Brahma, the supreme being

  4. 3 Central Ideas to Hinduism Karma Samsara (Reincarnation) Moksha (nirvana or heaven)

  5. Karma • The belief that a person experiences the effects of every thought, action, and word • Hardships and inequalities in this life may be explained by actions and decisions taken in a previous life • It is not a reward/punishment system administered by a supreme force; it is simply a belief in cause and effect.

  6. Samsara • The soul continues to be reincarnated eternally until liberated • It is believed a person meets many of the same people in different lives, so therefore every interaction is meaningful. • The only way to escape the cycle of samsara is to be completely purified in mind, speech, and action

  7. Moksha • A state of changeless bliss achieved by a life of religious devotion and moral integrity (with no regard for materialistic things) • In death, a believer is both grateful for the experience and hopeful for a chance at Moksha, the liberation from the cycle • Moksha is the final union with the universal creative force

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