Introsuction to Hinduism at Musselburgh Grammar School

1. http://www.koenig-solutions.be/site/common/india_show3.swf Introduction

2. Hinduism Hindus call their religion SANATAN DHARMA

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10. Hinduism is the oldest of the major world religions . Its sources go back at least 5,000 years.

14. It started among people who settled in the valley of the Indus River . The Indus River rises in the Himalayas and runs westwards into he Indian Ocean across Northern India.

20. The Ganges , a river of great significance to the Hindus, also rises in the Himalayas and runs Eastwards into he Indian Ocean .

22. Time to catch up! Hinduism is the oldest of the major world religions. Its sources go back at least 5,000 years. It started among people who settled in the valley of the Indus River. The Indus River rises in the Himalayas and runs westwards into he Indian Ocean across Northern India. The Ganges, a river of great significance to the Hindus, also rises in the Himalayas and runs Eastwards into he Indian Ocean.

25. Ganges Brahmaputra Indus Sri Lanka

26. THE HINDU IDEA OF “GOD” Monotheism Polytheism Vs

29. God To English-speaking Christians God is ‘God’. To Hebrew-speaking Jews God is ‘Yahweh’. To Hindus God or The Great Power is called ‘Brahman’. To Arabic-speaking Moslems God is ‘Allah’.

30. Next Week More about Brahman