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Starter: In pairs, think of what the advantages and disadvantages may be of drawing God.

Delve into the symbolism and aspects of Hindu deities like Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Understand the Trimurti concept and create your own deity with unique symbolism and characteristics.

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Starter: In pairs, think of what the advantages and disadvantages may be of drawing God.

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  1. Starter: In pairs, think of what the advantages and disadvantages may be of drawing God.

  2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of drawing God?

  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of drawing God?

  4. Concepts of God in Hinduism God Starter: In pairs, create a mind map of all the characteristics that people link to God e.g. powerful.

  5. In your book, jot down the words in green. Working in pairs, see if you can match the definitions on the left in blue to the words in green. • Omnipotent • Benevolent • Omniscient • Omnipresent All knowingAll Powerful Everywhere Kind and Loving

  6. Starter: Talk to your partner: What are the three main jobs that God does?

  7. What do Hindus believe about God? Hindus believe that there is one God. It is called Brahman. Brahman contains everything: creation and destruction, male and female, good and evil, movement and stillness. Because there are so many aspects of God, there are lots of deities to represent aspects of him.

  8. The Trimurti There are three main aspects of Brahman (God) expressed through the Trimurti: * Brahma, the creator * Vishnu, the preserver * Shiva, the destroyer

  9. Brahma

  10. Vishnu

  11. Shiva

  12. Brahma Vishnu Shiva

  13. Symbolism is used a lot in pictures of Hindu deities. • Symbolism is where there is an item or object which represents something else. • TASK:- • In pairs, look at your picture of Shiva. • What do you notice? • Label anything you notice, and any symbolism you can see. Shiva

  14. Fire shows destruction. The dance symbolises the order of creation. Flame circle represents the never-ending cycle of life and death. The drum shows how one sound began creation. Shiva dances on the demon of human ignorance. Snake symbolises power.

  15. The Trimurti Draw a diagram illustrating how the Trimurti create, preserve and destroy to keep the circle of life going. Vishnu preserves Brahma creates Shiva destroys

  16. Imagine you could create a new Hindu God, which would represent one or more aspects of the One God. • What aspect of God would they represent? • What would he or she look like? • How would you use symbolism (items that represent something else). • Would he or she have any special skills? • Would he or she carry any tools? What would be their method of transport? • Would they have a partner? Create a quick sketch with labels describing the symbolism you have used.

  17. Plenary • Think of a KEY WORD OR PHRASE from today’s lesson beginning with each of the letters of Shiva. • S • H • I • V • A

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