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HINDUISM
The symbol Aum
Hindus believe in one God: Brahma. He takes the form of many different gods and goddesses.
The Trimurti
Brahma – the Creator.
Vishnu – the Preserver
Shiva – the Destroyer
Worship
This is a PUJA tray. Hindus worship in the Mandir or at home. Puja means prayer.
HINDU FESTIVALS
DIVALI - The Festival of lights Oct / Nov
The story of the Ramayana HOLI – Feb / MarchThe story of Prahlad and Holika PURIM – MarchThe story of Esther RAKSHA BANDAN – July / AugThe festival of brothers and sisters.
HINDUS
Originated in the area around the River Indus.
Have a caste system. Believe in re-incarnation. Believe everything has a soul. Have a sacred book called The
Bhagavad-Gita.
BUDDHISM
Buddhists do not worship a god.
They follow the teachings of one man, Siddattha Gotama.
He is called the Buddha as a title meaning:
The Enlightened One.
A symbol of Buddhism
The LOTUS FLOWER is a symbol of Buddhism. Why?
The Eightfold Path
The wheel of Dharma symbolises the 8 fold path that must be followed to achieve enlightenment.
Buddhists believe
In re-incarnation. In karma In Nirvana. The 3 Jewels1. Buddha2. The laws3. The community
Prayer Wheels
How are these used?
SIKHISM
Guru Nanak was the first SikhGuru.He was raised as a Hindu and worked among
Muslims and the Sikh faith has elements of both incorporated within it.
The Holy Book
There were 10 Sikh gurus. After the 10th it was decided that everything had been recorded and that the role of the guru could now be taken by the Holy Book.
THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB
The 5 Ks