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HINDU BASICS

HINDU BASICS. World’s oldest religion  Sanatana Dharma - " eternal religion “ No founder 3 rd largest religion (+950 million)  India / Nepal Muslims 1 st to use word “Hindu”  Indians who did not convert to Islam Kumbha Mela  largest religious pilgrimage in the world

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HINDU BASICS

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  1. HINDU BASICS World’s oldest religion Sanatana Dharma - "eternal religion“ No founder 3rdlargest religion (+950 million) India / Nepal Muslims 1stto use word “Hindu” Indians who did not convert to Islam Kumbha Mela largest religious pilgrimage in the world 100 million – 2013

  2. HINDU BASICS Indus River Valley Civilization 5000 years ago Aryans migrated – mixed with natives Vedic Tradition develops into Hinduism Henotheism Many deities but a single, impersonal Ultimate Reality Brahman (no form, eternal, creator) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva Brahman is in every living thing – “Atman” Goal – Reunite with Brahman “All Paths Lead to Heaven” “Truth is one, Sages call it by different names" Influenced Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism

  3. HINDU BASICS • SWASTIKA SWASTIKA – Symbol of good fortune Symbol of good fortune – Nazis adopted because they felt it was an Nazis adopted because they felt it was an aryan aryan symbol indicating racial symbol indicating racial purity/superiority purity/superiority • POTTU POTTU – Denotes happiness/well Denotes happiness/well- -being – Red dot = married woman Red dot = married woman – Black dot = ward off evil spirits Black dot = ward off evil spirits – Yellow dot = worn during prayers Yellow dot = worn during prayers – Heighten spiritual awareness Heighten spiritual awareness • AUM AUM – Sacred symbol of Brahman Sacred symbol of Brahman – Chanted during meditation Chanted during meditation being

  4. And we too are manifest forms of And we too are manifest forms of God! God! “We are not human beings “We are not human beings having spiritual experiences; having spiritual experiences; We are spiritual beings We are spiritual beings having a human experience!” having a human experience!” “That art Thou” “That art Thou”

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