Leaders Of World Religions X6 Flashcards
What are the 6 main religions?
Chritianity cross), judaism (star), sikhism, buddhism (wheel), hinduism, islam (moon/star)
What is the oldest religion?
Hinduism 4000 years ago based on fire, water, wind
Summary of hinduism?
Developed gradually 4000 years ago with a mixture of different beliefs to make one religion. w
Originally people worshipping many gods (wind, fire and water)
Invaders came and brought sun, moon and sky gods
They were diastisfied so converted to buddhist (3rd century majority of india was buddhist)
People converted back to hinduism when teachings became clear, stories easier to remember.
Invaders came again in 12-16 century bringing muslims (islam followers) and destroyed temples.
Mahatma Gandhi in 20C shaped hinduism
1947, pakistamn was created(muslims)
Who was an important hindu leader in 20c?
Mahatma gandhi
Why was pakistan (new country) created?
1947, different rulers had different ideas. India became independent in 1947.
Who was asoka?
Buddhist emperor on 3c.
How popular is hinduism?
3rd
What does hindu mean?
River hindus
What is the name of the great power of hinduism?
Brahman, a god but in different forms
Trimurti - shiva thedestroyer, brahma, the creator, vishnu the preserver
Neither male or female
33 million gods
What is reincarnation?
When a person dies, the soul moves into another body
What is moskha?
When uyou are one with brahman
What is karma?
Next life is dependent on previous life
Name of sacred hindu book and temple?
Book is vedas
Temple is mandir
Water, fruit, flowers, sweets gifts
What is divali?
Festival of lights celebrated for 5 days Celebrate god lakshmi and ganesh gods welcome to their homes eg fireworks, singing, bonfires
What is hinduidm symbol?
Aum , a deep meditation sound
What is sacred animal for hindus?
Cows gentle, relied on dairy products
What is the famous hindu river?
River ganges, symbol of gid wash away sins and symbol of life
Principles of hinduism?
Remain calm
Be truthful
Respect all living
Control bad thoights
Be compassionate
Be pure in mindand body
Be determined
Be healthy
Be honest
Who found judaism?
Abraham and Moses
What did jews call abraham?
Father abraham, father of a great nation
He travelled from Ur, believed there was oneGod, all the jews would have a special relationship with god
Who was Moses?
Snd greatest leader of jews, he lost his temper as jews were being treated badly in Egypt and sent plagues to the pharaoh.
Jews became nomads trying to find a place to settle for 40 years and during this time, moses was the jews leader.
God gave moses, the torah which is a very important teaching and is part ofthe agreement/covenant with god
What promises did god give abraham and moses?
Abraham - father of nations
Moses - jews would be chosen people, he would take special care if the obeyed his laws.
What is buddhism?
Enlightenment, gaining wisdom, truth or deep insights into nature of life
Whatdoes buddha mean?
Enlightened one
