Hinduism Y9 Flashcards
Who/what is Brahman
Supreme being
How do Hindus understand Brahman
With several gods and deitys that each have one of his qualities
What are the three main gods called
The Trimurti
Name the three Trimurti
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
What was Brahma the god of?
Creator god
What was Vishnu the god of?
Preserver god
What was shiva the god of.
Destroyer god
Who was the creator god
Brahma
Who was the preserver god
Vishnu
Who was the destroyer god
Shiva
The use of the Om symbol
Used in prayer of meditation
Significance of Om symbol
Represents Brahmans omnipresence as the sound reverberates around the room. Also conveys that Brahman cannot be boxed up by human language
What is puja?
Means worship -paying respects to god through various actions
What does puja involve
All five senses
Whole person is completely taken up in worship
Look at puja
Okkkkk
What is the Vedas
The sacred texts composed around 2500 years ago in northern India
Who is Ganesh?
The god of obstacles, wisdom and intelligence. He represents the doorkeeper of the universe
How did Ganesh get his elephant head
Parvati was taking a bath so created Ganesh as a doorkeeper to not let anyone in.
Sheba her husband wanted to enter but Ganesh didn’t let him so Sheba cut off his head.
Parvati was sad so ordered Sheba and his men to find the next animal they could find and use its head. The animal was an elephant
What is the soul called
Atman
What is the cycle of rebirth called
Samsara
How do hinduis believe reincarnation works
The soul (atman) after a death will begin a new life in a new body that could be human, animal or spiritual depending on the karma of the previous actions life. This cycle continues until enough good karma is generated to reach Brahman
What is Brahman
Ultimate reality
What is moksha
When all desires has vanished the person isn’t born again thus the cycle of rebirth comes to an end. A person is then said to have reached liberation (moksha)
What is karma
Energy from actions
