Featuring…Megan Prokop

Victoria Spooner&

Jimmy Yoder

History

• Dates back to 2000 B.C.- one of the oldest surviving religions.

• Earliest writings have not been deciphered.

• Indus River Valley civilizations have evidence Hinduism was practiced there.

• Original language is Sanskrit.

• Name comes from the Indus River.

COOL STUFF ABOUT HINDU!

• Doctrine- to attain liberation from the cycle of reincarnation.

• Experiential- during one’s life as a Hindu, one must go through four stages in life…

– brahmacharga, which takes place during the school years, is focused on acquiring knowledge and developing character;

– grastha, the middle years, is focused on worldly pursuits and pleasures such as marriage, family and career;

– vanaprastha, when one's children reach adulthood, is a time of increased focus on spiritual things; and

– sanngasu, in the last years of life, one may abandon the world entirely for a life of contemplation.

COOL STUFF ABOUT HINDU! CONT…

• Ritual- no strict ritual. They believe that it is up to the individual to choose the best way to worship God.

• Ethics- – 1. Ahimsa - do no harm

2. Satya - do not lie3. Asteya - do not steal4. Brahmacharya - do not overindulge5. Aparigraha - do not be greedy6. Saucha - be clean7. Santosha - be content 8. Tapas - be self-disciplined9. Svadhyaya - study10. Ishvara Pranidhana - surrender to God

FAST FACTS ABOUT HINDU!Name of Deity(s) Shiva and Vishnu

Holy Book(s) Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita and Brahma Sutra

Day of Worship Erryday

Place of Worship Temple or Home Shrine

Holy Places Ganges river, or remote location in the Himalayas

Title of Leader Guru

Divisions Saivism, Vaisnavism, Saktism

Holidays Mahashivaratri (honoring Shiva), Holi, Ramnavani, Dusserah, Diwali

Symbol Aum, Bindi, Linga, Lotus, Pratik, Swastika, Tilak, Trishula, Yantra

YOGA TIME!!!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iewRkQSTlTI • 1st pose- Crescent moon pose• 2nd pose- Tree• 3rd pose- Cobra• 4th pose- Child’s pose

Works Cited

• Religionfacts.com• http://www.eternity-yoga.com/yoga-positions-for-

beginners.html