Pd4Hinduism_E

** By:Melony **    **There are 80% of Hindus living in India but they also live around the world. **



**Founder: There was no single founder and no one ever knew the year that Hinduism was found. It began 4000 years ago with the people living in the Indus river valley.

 The religious leader : One of the most famous religious leaders of hinduism is Gandhi. He was the leader of a non-violent protest for social change in India. In 1948 Gandhi was assassinated.**

 **The place of worship:** **The place of worship is The Hindu temples and shrines. **

 **Where did it begin:**  **Hinduism began in the Indus river valley.**

<span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(62, 16, 229);"> **Sacred writings:** <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(253, 120, 33);">**The Hindu scriptures are made up of a number of Holy books. Some date back to the time of the Aryans, they fall into two groups. One is referred to as a Shruti and the other is smriti.** <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

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<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="color: rgb(44, 11, 234);">The God: Brahman is the essence of god. The different forms of brahman are Vishnu and thats the sustains all that is the universe, Shiva is the destroyer and creator of the universe, Ganesha is the destroyer of obstacles.



<span style="color: rgb(55, 18, 237);"> The beliefs: The Hindus mostly believe in the Samsara the life and death and rebirth cycle. Reincarnation &Karma are the effects of all our actions good or bad in our soul. If a person has bad karma they are reborn as a lesser life form. Moksha is freedom from Samsara. A person becomes 1 with brahman.** <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

<span style="display: block; text-align: center; font-size: 144%; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="color: rgb(11, 19, 244);">The practices of Hinduism: Hindu comes from the name of River where civilization developed in India. Hindus themselves refer to their religion as Santan Dharma, which means the eternal law or enternal religion.** <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**The Hindus originated in the Indus Valley.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**The most sacred river in India is the Ganges.**
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 144%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Pariahs, or Vedas, are at the bottom of the social scale.**
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**The destoryer is the Shiva.**
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**The Goddess of destruction is Kali.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: center; color: rgb(246, 126, 4); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The goddess of wealth and good fortune is Lakssmi. **