In my Globla class we were seperated intp groups and each group got one religon to research. My group got Hinduism and we decuded to put all of our research into a power point.
2. World Top 10 - Largest Hindu Populations
Country Hindu Population
India 755,135,000
Nepal 18,354,000
Bangladesh 15,995,000
Indonesia 7,259,000
Sri Lanka 2,124,000
Pakistan 1,868,000
Malaysia 1,630,000
USA 1,032,000
South Africa 959,000
Myanmar 893,000
5. Origin of Beliefs
• Who was Hinduism founded by?
-A blend of conquered people of Indus
and Aryan beliefs.
• Where was Hinduism founded?
-In India
• When was Hinduism founded?
-Sometime in the 3rd
millennium BCE
6. Names of the 3 main Gods
• Brahma- known as the creator
• Vishnu- known as the preserver
• Shiva- known as the destroyer
7. Divisions and Branches
• Divisions are split into 2:
-Orthodox and Traditional Hinduism
• Branch Number of Adherents
-Vaishnaitves 580,000,000
-Shaivites 220,000,000
-Neo-Hindus and reform Hindus 22,000,000
-Veerashaives (Lingayats) 10,000,000
11. Basic Beliefs
• Strong belief in Brahman.
• Ones ignorance is the true nature of self.
• Highest goal is liberation from karmic cycle of
death and rebirth
• Are very conscious of the paradoxes the make
up the universe.
• Siva is the creator, maintainer, and the destroyer
of life.
• Most households have a shrine to a particular
deity.
13. Worship
• Places:
-In a temple, in a home, in any public
place
• Frequency:
-About 2 times a day
• Length:
-One time during the day. One time during
the night
14. Customs
• Rituals of Santana dharma
• The god is worshiped as an icon
• Once a year on festival days he is
paraded around.
