Hinduism Flashcards
Hinduism
founded 5000+ years ago - no single founder if the religion
Brahma the…
Creator God - often seen with four faces
Vishnu the…
Preserver - visited earth in many avatars/forms. One of the avatars, Krishna is a popular deity
Shiva the…
Destroyer - often shown dancing in circles of flames
Karma
Actions have consequences - good or bad depending on the action
Samsara
This process of reincarnation is called samsara, a continuous cycle in which the soul is reborn over and over again according to the law of action and reaction. At death many Hindus believe the soul is carried by a subtle body into a new physical body which can be a human or non-human form (an animal or divine being).
Re-incarnation
The rebirth of a soul in another body
why do people believe in re-incarnation?
Some people are influenced by others - some people remember their past lives at a young age, making it believeable
why do people not believe in re-incarnation?
How come only a certain amount of people remember their past lives?
It just doesn’t make sense
The Salt march
an act of civil disobedience to protest against the British rule in India
The British rule was that Indians couldn’t make their own salt and they had to buy it from the British people, but the Indians were like “not today” and started making their own salt
Key events in the life of ghandi
1869 - he was born
Fought against racial discrimination in South Africa
Studied in england to become a lawyer
Satyagraha - The truth and power
If u are honest and open, and avoid dishonesty, the more powerful it is. The truth has a lot of power
“this is the truth, there is no trickery involved, if you have the truth on your side, you don’t need to lie and be dishonest”
Determined but nonviolent resistance to evil
Ahimsa
The principle of not causing harm to living things
