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India & Hinduism

India & Hinduism . India is a subcontinent of Asia. Along the northern border are the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayan Mountains. Land of India. India has 2 major rivers: Ganges and Indus The Ganges is seen as the life source for all Indians

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India & Hinduism

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  1. India & Hinduism

  2. India is a subcontinent of Asia. Along the northern border are the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayan Mountains. Land of India

  3. India has 2 major rivers: Ganges and Indus • The Ganges is seen as the life source for all Indians • India has monsoon season each year from June - September

  4. 7th largest country in the world (1/3 size of US) • Main language is Hindi • Religions: Hindu (80.5%) Muslim (13.4%) • some of the largest slums in the world • In Dharavi, 1 million ppl live in a space 2/3 the size of Central Park • Not enough water, toilets, sewage & trash everywhere Life in India

  5. 2nd largest population in the world 1.2 billion Life expectancy = 67 years 2.4 million living with AIDS, 170,000 die yearly 44% of children under 5 are underweight 61% of population is literate 29.8% of the population is below poverty line World largest producer of opium, traded illegally Indian Stats

  6. India’s System • System of Writing= Sanskrit • Caste system • a rigid set of social classes • Determined one’s occupation, economic potential, and position in society • Based, in part, on skin color & occupation • 4 major levels in the caste system & a bottom level Hindu society

  7. The Caste System Untouchables

  8. "Discarded chicken scraps bought from a restaurant barely make a meal for Untouchables in Bihar, one of India's poorest states. These villagers belong to the Musahar, or rat-eaters, caste, its members known for hunting rodents. Musahar women, many of whom work as field hands, have begun to agitate for better living conditions. This takes courage, says a local activist. 'If an Untouchable woman demands or questions something and a landlord doesn't like it, he will beat or sexually harass her.'" • From "India's Untouchables," June 2003, National Geographic magazine

  9. Untouchables • Given boring and degrading tasks • 5% of India’s population • not treated as humans • harmful presence • lived in separate areas away from society

  10. Holy Books: Vedas • Also: Upanishads, Ramayana, BhagavadGita, and Mahabharata • God: Brahman- supreme being (Polytheistic or Monotheistic) • Main Goal: For your atman to merge with Brahman. • How?: Yoga • World’s oldest religion • 750 million around the world Hinduism as a Religion

  11. The belief that an individual soul can be reborn in a different form after death Reincarnation

  12. The force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life Karma

  13. A method of training designed to lead to union with Brahman Yoga

  14. Brahman • Single spiritual force that Hindus believe resides in all things • Considered to be present in many forms but all the SAME supreme being

  15. Main Deities • Brahma the Creator

  16. Main Deities • Vishnu the Preserver

  17. Main Deities • Shiva the Destroyer

  18. Main Deities Ganesha – deity of intellect & wisdom

  19. Main Deities Krishna – origin of all incarnations

  20. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/sep/21/india-gutka-ban-stimulant-videohttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/sep/21/india-gutka-ban-stimulant-video http://www.voanews.com/content/india-blackout-highlights-power-problems-in-developing-countries/1452613.html India and Hinduism in Current Events

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