world religions - part 1 judiasm, hinduism & buddhism

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World Religions - Part 1 Judiasm, Hinduism & Buddhism

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World Religions - Part 1

Judiasm, Hinduism & Buddhism

Judiasm

Symbols of JudiasmStar of David -

Intertwined equilateral triangles are thought to bring luck

Menorah - symbol of Israel and its mission to a “light unto the nations;” light is not violent

Judiasm - Origin

Abraham made a covenant with God - only one God (monotheistic); God promised Israel

Moses led enslaved Jewish out of Egypt with a series of miraculous events and once freed, they received a revelation from God, including the 10 Commandments

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Judiasm - Basic Beliefs

The Torah is the sacred book of Judiasm Old Testament includes the Torah

Ten Commandments describe how people should behave towards God and one another613 Rabbinical laws total (relationship with

God and others; diet laws; wedding, death, love and relationships; etc. . .)

Including G-d, or YahwehOne is saved through commitment to being moral

to God

Judiasm - Social Impact

Jewish DiasporaDiscriminated against in Roman EmpireKicked out of Israel

Patriarchal communityMother’s lineage (matrilineal)

Judiasm - Women

“G-d is neither male or female”Men and women sit separately in

traditional synagogues“separate but equal”Women held positions of respect in

Judiasm

Hinduism

Hinduism - Origin

Began in India, nearly 3500 years agoMonotheistic (elements of polytheism)

One god in many different forms (Brahma, Vishnu, Shivu, Krishna)

Ritualistic religionVedas (earliest sacred documents): collection

of prayers and chantsWritten instructions of how rituals should be

performedUpanishads

Stories that share idea that behind many gods of this world, there is one Ultimate Reality (Brahman)

Hinduism - Basic Beliefs

Reincarnation - spirits return to earth many times trying to become one with BrahmanKarma - sum of all your deeds, good and bad

4 daily dutiesRevere the deitiesRespect the ancestorsRespect all beingsHonor all humankind

Hinduism and Society

The Caste System Social classes in which a person was born in

and lived their entire lifeGood karma = opportunity to move into a

higher caste

This life

Born intoA caste

Good Karma

Bad Karma

Next life

Higher caste

Lower caste

Hinduism and Society cont

Caste system separated Indian society into distinct social classes

Brahmin

KshatriyaVaisy

a Sudra

Untouchables

Hinduism - Women

Women held a superior position to men in ancient India

Words for strength and power - feminine

Buddhism

Buddhism - Origin

Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India about 2500 years ago

Guatma was born to a wealthy Hindu family but sought spiritual enlightenment by renouncing his wealth and lived a strict disciplined life for 6 years.

Too extreme, so sat in meditation and found nirvana (place of perfect peace and happiness)

Buddhism - Basic Beliefs

Four Noble TruthsAll life is suffering Suffering is caused by desire for things

that are illusions The way to eliminate suffering is to

eliminate desire (nirvana = “extinction”)

To reach nirvana, one must follow the Eightfold Path

Buddhism - Basic Beliefs cont.

Eightfold Path will help people to overcome desire