Hindusim

Question 1

Name the members of the Hindu Trimurti and their roles

Answer 1

• Brahma - the creator
• Vishnu - the sustainer
• shiva - the destroyer

Question 2

What are the names of the two Hindu holy texts

Answer 2

• the Veda’s
• the upanishads

Question 3

What is the meaning of Religous Pluralism

Answer 3

The idea that all religious paths are seen as legitimate ways to understand and connect with the divine or ultimate reality

Question 4

1) Explains two Hindu beliefs about the nature of God

Answer 4

1) Essentially, Hindus believe god is an ever present ultimate reality. This Ulitmate reality is called nirguna Brahman or Brahma, and for Hindus this force is belived to be the source of all life, as stated in the Upanishads “ you are everything.. you are everywhere”. Furthermore, Brahma is known to have no form and is incorporeal and thus not worshiped in itself. In Hinduism it is represented as the ‘aum’ sound

Question 5

2) Explain Two Hindu teaching about the nature of God

Answer 5

2) furthermore, although Brahma is not worshiped in itself, Hindus belief it can be worshipped as millions of different deities. This is known as Saguna Brahman. As the Veda’s state “ God is one but wise men call him by many name “. Hindu believe it is easier to connect with God when it has no shape or form e.g lakshmi . It is common for Hindu families to be devoted to different dieties