What do you know about Hinduism? Mindmap your knowledge.

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What do you know about Hinduism?Mindmap your
knowledge.
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Introduction to Hinduism

• To know some key facts about the religion of
  Hinduism
• To explain core beliefs of Hinduism

HW Design a Title Page in your exercise book.
Title Hinduism Research some symbol, gods and
add in key words from this lesson.
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Where do you think Hinduism started?
Northern India, on the banks of the river Indus
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What do you need to have a religion?

• Bullet point 5 facts about Hinduism.
• Explain 2 important ways that Hinduism is
  different from other religions.
• Which of these differences makes the most
  difference, do you think?

• A founder (a particular person to start it off)
• A holy book
• A leader organising everything from the top eg a
  Pope
• Followers who all agree to believe the same thing

There are many holy texts of Hinduism, but the
Vedas are the holiest of all the books.
Started sometime in the Indus river valley in
India, but no one really knows exactly when
(maybe 2000-1500BCE)
All Hindus do believe in some basic ideas, they
also differ a lot about which gods they believe
in and who God really is.
The stories in the Holy books were told by God
to many holy men over many years. They passed
down the teachings they received, which
eventually got written down.
Although there are priest and religious teachers
in Hinduism, there is no-one at the top like a
Bishop or Pope, correcting false beliefs.
No single person is responsible for starting the
religion. The holy men simply passed on what they
had learnt.
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Check your learningDoes Hinduism have..

• A founder ?
• A holy book ?
• A leader ?
• Followers who believe the same thing?

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You have 1 minute to memorise your sentence.
Dont write it down!
A. God is in everything, - so everything is
God

• B.. One God, many faces. Hindus believe in many
  different gods, but they are all really one god

E. Reincarnation after death, you will be re-born
C. Dharma do your duty
D. Karma what you do today, will affect your
future
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• Write down the 5 core beliefs.
• Choose one belief. Explain what you think it is
  saying.
• How is one of these beliefs are similar or
  different from what you believe?

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What are Hindu core beliefs?
Give an example of each one of these beliefs.
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Plenary Activity

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use keywords from this lesson to write an
acrostic poem!