Hinduism vs. Christianity

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Hinduism vs. Christianity

• Mai Xee Yang

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Hinduism

• Also known as The Sanatana Dharma
• Hinduism is a way of life, not a religion.
• Third most popular religion
• Believe in one God reincarnated into different
  forms
• Follow The Vedas

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Hinduism

• A Hindus goal is to become free from continuous
  reincarnations.
• Three ways to end the cycle of reincarnation
• Be devoted to any of the Hindu God or Goddesses
• Mediation. Acknowledge life as an illusion and
  realize that Brahman is the only real thing
• Dedicate oneself to various religious ceremonies

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The Vedas

• Religious text also called Shruti
• Arranged into four parts
• The Samhitas
• The Brahmanas
• The Aranyakas
• The Upanishads

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Gods
Hindus believe in only one God, Brahman, but they
worship other reincarnations of Brahman. There
are 300,000 different reincarnations of Brahman.

• Three Majors Gods
• Brahma (Creator)
• Vishnu (Preserver)
• Shiva (Destroyer)

• Three Major Goddess
• Saraswati (Knowledge)
• Lakshmi (Wealth)
• Parvati or Shakti (Power)

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Shiva Vishnu
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Celebrations

• Hindus celebrate different holidays depending on
  which God they worship.
• Maha Shivarathri
• Holi
• Ramnavami
• Dusserah
• Diwali

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Benares

• The holiest city in India
• Shivas city
• Heaven touches the Earth
• Any Hindu who dies here goes straight to Heaven

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Kumbh Mela

• Pilgrims plodded for months in heat to get here,
  worn, poor and hungry but sustained by unwavering
  faith
• -Mark Twain 1885-

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Sadhus

• Holy Men
• Renounce the world
• Abstain from sex
• Cut of family ties
• No possessions
• No home
• Guru

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Christianity

• Primary religion in England
• Established after the sixteenth century
• Believes in one God- Jesus Christ
• Follows the Bible

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Jesus Christ

• I am the light of the world he who follows me
  will not walk in darkness, but will have the
  light of life.
• Son of God
• The all-powerful and
• all-knowing Creator
• Loves us but hates sin
• God forgives sinners
• Christians have eternal life

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Holidays

• Christmas- celebration of the birth of Jesus
  Christ
• Mummers
• Easter- celebration of the resurrection of Jesus
  Christ

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Church of England

• Consist of 16,000 churches
• Divided into two province
• Canterbury in the South of England
• York in the North
• Led by Bishops, but Govern by the General Synod
• Public center for the community
• Offers voluntary activities
• Sunday is a holy-day

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Women Bishop

• The Church of Englands General Synod gave women
  the right to take up positions in the Church as
  bishops. July 2005-

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Similarities

• Christianity and Hinduism
• Believe in only one God
• Follow a written book
• Pray
• Goals to be one with God

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Differences

• Christianity
• Worship God on Sundays
• Bishop
• Believe in only one life

• Hinduism
• Daily worships
• Sadhus
• Believe in reincarnation

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Resources

• http//www.hindu.dk/english/whatis.htm
• http//www.santas.net/englishchristmas.htm
• http//www.christiananswers.net/christmas/home.htm
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• http//www.religioustolerance.org/main_day4.htm
• http//www.ucc.org/children/principle.htm
• www.karlgrobl.com/Sadhus/
• http//website.lineone.net/yogs/saraswati.htm
• http//www.indiaplaces.com/india-pilgrimages/hindu
  ism.html