Pd1Hinduism_A

By Lindsey
 Founder: Hinduism doesn't have a single person responsible for finding the religion. But 4000 years ago, the Indus River Vally worshipped forces responsible for nature.

Leader: Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi was born 1869 in India. Free India, British rule in 1947. Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.

Place of Worship: Temple or a shrine in their house. When going in a temple they take off their shoes, then they wash their feet. In the temple they have sacred statues.

Where did hinduism begin: India. Hinduism is practiced in the Hinduistic world of buddha.

Main beliefs: Hindus believe in a one, all- pervasive supreme being who is both immanent and transcendent both creator and unmanifest reality.

Hindu gods and goddesses: Yes, Hinduism has more than 200,000 gods and goddesses.

Sacred writing: The Vedas are a large corpus of texts forming the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

How do Hindus worship: They burn incence for respect. They worship by going to a temple or worship in there home.

Religious Festivals: Holli- return of spring- color festival.

Symbols and what do they mean: "Aum" or "Om" which means " The essence of entire universe".