COME HOLY SPIRIT

Come Holy Spirit

Fill the hearts of your faithful
And kindle them the fire of your love
Send forth your Spirit, O Lord

That the face of the earth be renewed

O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit

Instruct the hearts of your faithful.
Grant that by the same Spirit, we may ever
Know what is right and ever rejoice in His
Consolation through Christ, our Lord. Amen
MUSLIM

STAR AND CRESCENT

MUHAMMAD
QUR’AN

FIVE PILLARS OF
ISLAM

MOSQUE
HINDUISM
RELIGION
POPULATION:

The ten countries with the highest Hindu

population are:

India Sri Lanka

Nepal United States
Bangladesh Malaysia
Indonesia United Kingdom
Pakistan Mauritius
HINDU
SYMBOL: AUM OR OM

This symbol is a sacred

syllable representing Brahman,
the impersonal absolute of
Hinduism.
BASIC FACTS:
FOUNDERS Aryans (1500 BC)
Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad-
SACRED TEXTS
Gita
Dharma, Karma, Artha, Moksha,
DOCTRINES
Brahman, Atman, The Four Yogas
GODS 33 million gods and goddesses
SACRED SPACE Temple
Gender Inequality, Caste System,
ISSUES
Poverty
FOUNDER:

ARYANS
SACRED TEXTS: THE VEDAS

 These are the most ancient

religious text which define truth
for Hindus.

 They got their present from

between 1200-200 B.C.E and
were introduced to India by
Aryans – the early settlers of
India.
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The VEDAS are made up of four compositions, and each
Veda in turn has four parts which are arranged chronologically.

THE SAMHITAS

 Are the most ancient

parts of the Vedas,
consisting of hymns
or praise to god.
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THE SAMHITAS
1.Rig-Veda Samhita – It is the oldest of the
four Vedas and consist of 1028 hymns
praising the ancient gods.

2.Yajur-Veda Samhita – It is used as

handbook by priests performing the Vedic
scriptures.
SACRED TEXTS:
THE SAMHITAS
3. Sama-Veda Samhita – consists of hymns
and tunes for singing at the sacrifices.

4. Athava-Veda Samhita – preserves many

traditions which predate the Aryan influence
and consists of spells, charms and magical
formulae.
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THE BRAHMANAS
 Are rituals and prayer to guide the
priests in their duties.

THE ARANYAKAS
 It contain worship and meditation.

THE UPANISHADS
 It consists of the mystical and
philosophical teachings of Hinduism
DOCTRINES:
Concept of DHARMA

 In Hinduism, dharma means ‘duty’,

‘virtue’, ‘morality’ even ‘religion’ and it
refers to the power which upholds the
universe or society.

 Dharma is the power that maintains

society, makes the grass grow, the sun to
shine, and makes people moral or gives
human the opportunity to act virtuously.
DOCTRINES:
Concept of VARNA

 An idea that developed

in classical Hinduism is
that dharma refers
specially to a person’s
responsibility regarding
class (varan) and stage
of life (ashrama).
DOCTRINES:
Concept of KARMA

 Karma is a Sanskrit word which means

“action” it refers to the law that every
action has an equal reaction either
immediately or at some point in the
future.

 Good or virtual actions – will have good

reactions or responses.

 Bad Actions – will bring negative

effects.
DOCTRINES:
Concept of SAMSARA

 Samsara in Hinduism is the process of rebirth

or reincarnation.

 It is a continuous cycle in which the soul is

reborn over and over again according to the
law of Karma.

 Death many Hindus believe, the soul is carried

by a subtle body which can be a human or
non-human form an animal or divine being.
DOCTRINES:
Concept of MOKSHA

 Moksha is the ultimate goal of Hindu

believers.

 This is the goal of liberation or freedom from

the cycle of action and reaction and form
rebirth.

 This concept is related to the idea of atman-

that in this world, a spiritual being (the
atman) has a human experience, rather a
human being having a spiritual experience.
DOCTRINES:

THE FOUR YOGAS

 Yoga means realization in direct

experience of the pre-existing union
between the individual consciousness
and the universal consciousness.
DOCTRINES:
There are four traditional schools of Yoga and these are
the following:

1.Jnana Yoga – It is the path of knowledge, wisdom,

introspection and contemplation. It involves deep
exploration of the nature of our being by
systematically exploring and setting aside false
identities.

2.Bhakti Yoga – It is the path of devolution, emotion,

love, compassion and service to God and others. All
actions are done in the context of remembering the
Divine.
DOCTRINES:
There are four traditional schools of Yoga and
these are the following:

3. Karma Yoga – It is the path of action, service

to others, mindfulness and remembering the
levels of our being while fulfilling our actions or
Karma in the world.

4. Raja Yoga – It is the comprehensive method

that emphasizes meditation while
encompassing the whole of Yoga.
GODS:

BRAHMAN

 Brahman is Hinduism’s
concept of a Supreme
God.
GODS:
TRIUMVIRATE (TRIMURTI or TRIUNE GOD)
GODS:
BRAHMA

 Brahma is the first god in the Hindu

Triumvirate called “trimurti” or
triune god.

 Brahma’s job was creation of the

world and all creatures.

 He is the creator god in Hindu

belief.
GODS:
VISHNU

 Vishnu is the second god in the

triumvirate or trimurti.

 Vishnu is the preserver and the

protector of the universe.

 His role is to return to the earth in

troubled times and restore the
balance of good and evil.
GODS:

SHIVA

 Shiva is the third god in the Hindu

Triumvirate.

 Shiva’s role is to destroy the

universe in order to re-create it.
GODS:
LAKSHMI

 Lakshmi is the consort of the god

Vishnu.

 She is one of the most popular

goddesses of Hindu Mythology and is
known as he goddess of wealth and
purity.

 Lakshmi is commonly portrayed as a

beautiful woman with four arms,
standing on a lotus flower.
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TEMPLE