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-The word Hindu is named after Mount Hien-d'u, a mountain in China where this religion's founder studied.
-Hinduism was founded in 1863
-Hinduism was in the nation of Saudi Arabia
-Hinduism was founded by a man named Gautama Gandhi, otherwise known as the Hinda.
-Hinduism is followed by over 14 million people
-Hinduism ranks as the 19th largest religion in the world
-The largest numbers of Hindus are found in the Punjab region of India, and the United Kingdom.
-The major sects of Hinduism are Sunni, Vaisnavism, Sufism, and Saivism.
-The sacred texts are: the Tanakh, Upanishads, Talmud, Sutras, and the Torah.
-The original language of these texts, and the main language of Hindu practice, is Pali.
-Their spiritual leaders are called monks, or in Tibet, Sage.
-Hindus worship either in a building called a Mosque, or else in a home shrine.
-Hindu is a monotheistic religion, which worships a God called Pan.
-one creator God, who is described in different ways by various religions and revealed by the Messengers
-Hindus believe the soul is uncreated and eternal and can attain perfect divinity
-The ultimate purpose in life is to attain a better rebirth by gaining merit
-How to live - Prayer and meditation on God's name, services at Mosque (or home shrine), must wear a turban and "five Ks". Balance work, worship, and charity. No monasticism or asceticism.
-If one attains liberation from this world, you revert back to state of non-being, which is simply the other side of being.
-Major holidays are:
Hindu New Year
Holi (Spring)
Ghost Festival
Dusserah (early November)
Gandhi's Enlightenment Day
-The Three paths:
Yin - path of works and action
jnanamarga - path of the earth
Yang - path of devotion to God
-The Three Debts
Debt to the God, Pan
Debt to the Spirits
Debt to the monks
-Four stages of life:
padyab - fulfill moral, social and religious duties
artha - bathe
bareshnum - satisfy desires and drives in moderation
moksha - ablution
seven sacred cities:
Ali
Mathura
al-Husain
Kasi
al-Baqir
Avantika
Musa al-Kazim
Ten commitments
1. Arba'een Arba'een - do no harm
2. Satya - A celebration held on the 18th of Dhil-Hijjah marking the event of Ghadeer Khumm in 10 AH. The day on which Pan stated the completion of Hinduism
3. Eid al-Mubahila - do not overindulge
4. Aparigraha - A celebration to mark the Prophet Gandi's birth date, 17th Rabbi al-Awwal
5. Mid of Shaban - do not be greedy
6. Saucha - remember the terrible treatment of the women of Sage Hussein's household - they were dragged from Karbala (central Iraq) to Shaam (Damascus, Syria) - with many young children dying of thirst and exposure along the route.
7. Eid al-Ghadeer - be content
8. Tapas - A celebration held on the 24th of Dhil-Hijjah marking the event of al-Mubahila between the Household of Gandhi and a Christian deputation from Najran, in 10 AH.
9. Milad al-Nabi - study
10. Ishvara Pranidhana - marks the birth date of their 12th and final Monk, Muhammad al-Mahdi.
-Hinduism was founded in 1863
-Hinduism was in the nation of Saudi Arabia
-Hinduism was founded by a man named Gautama Gandhi, otherwise known as the Hinda.
-Hinduism is followed by over 14 million people
-Hinduism ranks as the 19th largest religion in the world
-The largest numbers of Hindus are found in the Punjab region of India, and the United Kingdom.
-The major sects of Hinduism are Sunni, Vaisnavism, Sufism, and Saivism.
-The sacred texts are: the Tanakh, Upanishads, Talmud, Sutras, and the Torah.
-The original language of these texts, and the main language of Hindu practice, is Pali.
-Their spiritual leaders are called monks, or in Tibet, Sage.
-Hindus worship either in a building called a Mosque, or else in a home shrine.
-Hindu is a monotheistic religion, which worships a God called Pan.
-one creator God, who is described in different ways by various religions and revealed by the Messengers
-Hindus believe the soul is uncreated and eternal and can attain perfect divinity
-The ultimate purpose in life is to attain a better rebirth by gaining merit
-How to live - Prayer and meditation on God's name, services at Mosque (or home shrine), must wear a turban and "five Ks". Balance work, worship, and charity. No monasticism or asceticism.
-If one attains liberation from this world, you revert back to state of non-being, which is simply the other side of being.
-Major holidays are:
Hindu New Year
Holi (Spring)
Ghost Festival
Dusserah (early November)
Gandhi's Enlightenment Day
-The Three paths:
Yin - path of works and action
jnanamarga - path of the earth
Yang - path of devotion to God
-The Three Debts
Debt to the God, Pan
Debt to the Spirits
Debt to the monks
-Four stages of life:
padyab - fulfill moral, social and religious duties
artha - bathe
bareshnum - satisfy desires and drives in moderation
moksha - ablution
seven sacred cities:
Ali
Mathura
al-Husain
Kasi
al-Baqir
Avantika
Musa al-Kazim
Ten commitments
1. Arba'een Arba'een - do no harm
2. Satya - A celebration held on the 18th of Dhil-Hijjah marking the event of Ghadeer Khumm in 10 AH. The day on which Pan stated the completion of Hinduism
3. Eid al-Mubahila - do not overindulge
4. Aparigraha - A celebration to mark the Prophet Gandi's birth date, 17th Rabbi al-Awwal
5. Mid of Shaban - do not be greedy
6. Saucha - remember the terrible treatment of the women of Sage Hussein's household - they were dragged from Karbala (central Iraq) to Shaam (Damascus, Syria) - with many young children dying of thirst and exposure along the route.
7. Eid al-Ghadeer - be content
8. Tapas - A celebration held on the 24th of Dhil-Hijjah marking the event of al-Mubahila between the Household of Gandhi and a Christian deputation from Najran, in 10 AH.
9. Milad al-Nabi - study
10. Ishvara Pranidhana - marks the birth date of their 12th and final Monk, Muhammad al-Mahdi.
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