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Title: ORIGINS OF HINDUISM


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ORIGINS OF HINDUISM
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The Vedic Age (1500 BCE - 500 BCE)
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Aryan Migration
  • pastoral ? depended on their cattle.
  • warriors ? horse-drawn chariots.

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Sanskrit writing
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The Vedas
  • 1200 BCE-600 BCE.
  • written in SANSKRIT.
  • Hindu core of beliefs
  • hymns and poems.
  • religious prayers.
  • magical spells.
  • lists of the gods and goddesses.

Rig Veda ? oldest work.
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Varna (Social Hierarchy)
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Pariahs Harijan ? Untouchables
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The Caste System
Brahmins
WHO IS
Kshatriyas
  • The mouth?
  • The arms?
  • The legs?
  • The feet?

Vaishyas
Shudras
What is a JATI?
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The Vedic Age
The foundations for Hinduism were established!
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Universal Soul brahman
Three Main Gods Brahma Vishnu Siva Creator Pre
server Destroyer
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Moksha
  • Freedom of atman from cycle of rebirth
  • Must fulfill dharma
  • Karma follows to next reincarnation
  • Ahimsa -- Jainism
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