Hinduism Vocabulary and Definitions
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Undervisning i Världsreligioner
Av Liane Hicks
Att undervisa om olika världsreligioner är en viktig komponent för studiet av världshistoria, geografi och kultur. Studiet av religion är ett kraftfullt sätt för studenter att lära sig mer om världshistorien och de trossystem som har påverkat den mänskliga kulturen i årtusenden.
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Have students define and illustrate key terms related to Hinduism to help them understand the unit!
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- VEDAS
- BRAHMAN
- BRAHMA
- VISHNU
- SHIVA
- The Vedas are the earliest and most sacred Hindu scriptures. They are written in early Sanskrit but are believed to have been first passed down orally. They contain hymns, philosophy, guidance on rituals for Vedic priests. The four chief collections are the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda
- Brahman, not to be confused with Brahma, is the entire universe and all the matter that makes up the universe, one and the same. It is the ultimate reality underlying all phenomena.
- The first god in the Hindu triumvirate, Brahma is known as the Creator. The other two gods are Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. Brahma's job was creation of the world and all its creatures.
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- The second god in the Hindu triumvirate, Vishnu is the Preserver and protector of the universe. Vishnu's job is to return to the earth in times of trouble to restore the balance of good and evil.
- The third god in the Hindu triumvirate, Shiva is known as the Destroyer. Shiva's job is to destroy the universe in order to recreate it and make it better.
- KARMA
- AHIMSA
- HINDUISM VOCABULARY
- LAKSHMI
- GANESHA
- (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
- "No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come." - Lord Krishna, Mahabharata
- (in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist tradition) Ahimsa means respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others.
- Lakshmi is the popular Hindu goddess of wealth, purity, and good fortune as well as the wife of the god Vishnu.
- Ganesha, Ganesh, or Ganapati, is the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before embarking on a new enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors. He is also a remover of obstacles.
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