Hinduism

HINDUISM

• Is an indian religion and dharma, or a way of life.

• Hinduism also called the oldest religion in the world.
HINDUISM BELIEFS
• Classical Hindu thought accepts four proper goals or aims of
human life: Dharma , Artha, Kama , Moksha. There are known as
Purusharthas ( Objectives of human lifes ).
DHARMA (RIGHTEOUSNESS, ETHICS)
• is considered the foremost goal of a human being in
Hinduism.
• The concept Dharma includes behaviors that are
considered to be in accord withrta, the order that makes
life and universe possible, and includes duties, rights,
laws, conduct, virtues and "right way of living".
ARTHA (LIVELIHOOD, WEALTH)

• is objective and virtuous pursuit of wealth for livelihood,

obligations and economic prosperity.
• Artha concept includes all "means of life“.
KĀMA (SENSUAL PLEASURE)

• means desire, wish, passion, longing, pleasure of the

senses, the aesthetic enjoyment of life, affection, or love,
with or without sexual connotations.
MOKṢA (LIBERATION, FREEDOM FROM
SAMSARA)

• Is the ultimate, most important goal in Hinduism. In one

sense, Moksha is a concept associated with liberation
from sorrow, suffering and saṃsāra (birth-rebirth cycle).
CONCEPT OF GOD
• Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with beliefs
spanning monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheis
m, pandeism, monism, and atheism among others, and its
concept of God is complex and depends upon each
individual and the tradition and philosophy followed.
GODS OF HINDUS
• Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, Vishnu.
• Hindus believe that all living creatures have a soul. This
soul – the spirit or true "self" of every person, is
called ātman (The soul is believed to be eternal ).
TRADITION OF HINDUISM
• Hinduism has no central doctrinal authority and many
practising Hindus do not claim to belong to any particular
denomination or tradition.
• Four major denominations are, however, used in scholarly
studies: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism.
RITUAL OF HINDUISM
• The ritual world of Hinduism, manifestations of which
differ greatly among regions, villages, and individuals,
offers a number of common features that link all Hindus
into a greater Indian religious system and influence other
religions as well.
EXAMPLE OF RITUALS
• Sannyasa (Monastic Practices) this way of ritual is to achieve
Moksha.
• Purificationusually with water, is thus a typical feature of most
religious action. Avoidance of the impure--taking animal life,
eating flesh, associating with dead things, or body fluids--is
another feature of Hindu ritual and is important for repressing
pollution.
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