Hinduism

Hinduism  **Key Ideas**  ** Key Idea: ** Hinduism grew out of Brahmanism  ** Key Idea: ** Hindus believe that people's actions determine how theyare reincarnated  ** key Idea: ** Hinduism spread across India and to Southeast Asia and has had a lasting inpact on those religions  ** Key Idea: ** Hindus believe in a supreme God, Brahman, who is the source of all things

**Key Terms** ** Brahmanism: ** Was a religion based on priests and rituals, particularly sacrifices to the gods  ** Guru: ** A guru woulf leave thier homes to live in the forest, to think, and to talk about religious ideas ** Reincarnation: ** is the rebirth of a soul in a new body ** Karma: ** is the effect of a person's actions in this and previous lives   **Dharma:** is a peron's duty or what is right   **Ahisma:** avoiding doing harm to any living thing   **Moksha:** libertation from reincarnation, when it happens a person's soul becomes one with Brahman

**This is a drawing of Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva 3 gods** ** Brahma: ** is the creator of the universe and humankind  ** Vishnu: ** Hindus see Vishnu as a god who perserves and maintains creation  ** Shiva: ** Hindus see Shiva as a god of power, change, creation, and destruction

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