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Class Discussion Question. What do you know about Hinduism? Buddhism?. After Today…. Students will begin to understand the basic principles of both Hinduism & Buddhism. Students will compare and contrast Hinduism & Buddhism.
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Class Discussion Question What do you know about Hinduism? Buddhism?
After Today… • Students will begin to understand the basic principles of both Hinduism & Buddhism. • Students will compare and contrast Hinduism & Buddhism. • Students will see the impact that religion has on the way of life for the people of South Asia.
REMEMBER! Does RELIGION tend to slow down or speed up the rate of cultural change?
Buddhists • Dalai Lama • Orlando Bloom • Tiger Woods • Aung San SuuKyi • Richard Gere • Phil Jackson
Hindus • AishwaryaRai • Mahatma Gandhi • George Harrison
Hinduism No “one” founder Caste system Polytheism India Aryan beliefs @ 2,500 B.C. Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama “No” to caste No gods Diffused from India to China & Japan “Sprang” from Hinduism 600 B.C. Differences
Similarities • Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in Re-incarnation (rebirth of the soul) and Karma (every deed in this life affects a person’s fate in a future life).
After Today… • Students will begin to understand the basic principles of both Hinduism & Buddhism. • Students will compare and contrast Hinduism & Buddhism. • Students will see the impact that religion has on the way of life for the people of South Asia.