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Title: The People and Culture of India


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The People and Culture of India
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Early Peoples of India
  • Dravidians- original people of Indus/ Ganges
    River valleys, forced to move by Aryans
  • Aryans-nomadic, warlike, fair-skinned, came from
    Central Asia and conquered India, many aspects of
    their culture can be found in Hinduism

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Hinduism
  • More than a religion-way of life
  • One of the worlds oldest religions
  • Basic belief-all things have a soul
  • Predominate religion of India-900 million
    followers

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  • Organization-
  • No founder
  • No formal church-people worship at home or in a
    temple
  • Polytheistic-
  • -belief in many gods/goddesses

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  • Brahman- The Supreme Being creator and sustainer
    of the universe all-powerful spirit
  • Hindu Triad-3 gods, each is considered to be an
    aspect of Brahman
  • -Brahma-creator of life
  • -Vishnu-preserver of life
  • -Shiva-destroyer of life

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Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
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  • A Persons Soul ( ATMAN )
  • -leaves the body at death and moves to a new
    life form, where a soul goes is based on its
    behavior during its life
  • Reincarnation-
  • the belief that the soul continues through a
    series of lives on a journey to nirvana (ultimate
    resting place)

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What determines where a soul goes?
  • Karma-
  • -to do
  • -sum of all of your good and bad thoughts and
    actions
  • -good karmabetter place next life
  • -bad karmasoul moves down

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Where/When have you heard about Karma before?
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What determines where a soul goes?
  • Dharma-
  • -moral and social responsibilities in a persons
    life that must be followed
  • -is determined by your caste
  • -do your dharmaget good karma

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A Souls Journey..
  • Transmigration-
  • -when the soul leaves the body at death and
    moves to a new life form
  • Nirvana/Moksha-
  • -the ultimate resting place
  • -end of the cycle of reincarnation

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Caste System
  • Society was broken into castes based on
    occupation
  • Born unequal in ability and opportunity
  • Stay in the caste you were born into for life

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Caste System
  • 4 Main Varna
  • Brahmin-priests/teachers
  • Kshatriya- warrior/politicians
  • Vaishya- merchants/business men
  • Sudra-laborers/servants
  • Untouchables- street cleaners, lowest jobs

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  • Origins of Caste- dates back to Aryan society
  • No intermarriage-must marry someone from you own
    caste
  • Pollution- contact with members of a lower caste
    can pollute your soul
  • Vegetarianism- no meat, except Kshatriya

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Hindu Sacred Writings
  • Vedas Rig Veda-( 800 BCE) oldest known
    religious document
  • Prayers, chants and truths
  • Upaninshads-(600 BCE)- tells the origins of the
    universe the meaning of the soul
  • Law Book of Manu- (250 BCE) explains the origins
    of the caste system

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Epic Masterpieces
  • Mahabharata- long poem that tells the story of a
    war between a royal family, shows the importance
    of following dharma
  • -Bhagavad-Gita-part of Mahab.-tells the story of
    Prince Arjuna-code of conduct
  • Ramayana-story of Prince Rama, illustrates the
    importance of appropriate behavior and karma

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Bhagavad-Gita
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Ramayana
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