HinduismEPD4

 History: Spiritual Places: Sacred Writings: Spiritual Leaders:  Traditions and Holidays:
 * 80% of people in India are Hindu
 * One of the oldest surviving religions
 * Roots date back as far as 2000 BC
 * Originated in the Indus River valley
 * Beliefs:
 * The soul does not die but moves from body to body
 * Reincarnation
 * Karma- the effects of a person's actions that determine their destiny for their next incarnation
 *  Samsara- cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth
 * Mandir- place of worship for followers of Hinduism
 * <span style="color: #f717f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Shrine- usually a place of worship in a home
 * <span style="color: #f71775; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Vedas-one of the oldest sacred texts of Hindus <span style="color: #de7211; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">[[image:brahmin.jpg width="132" height="180" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #f9f34d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Ganasha- The god of success
 * <span style="color: #f9f34d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Brahman-The highest and supreme god of Hinduism
 * <span style="color: #f9f34d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Vishnu-Preserver of the universe
 * <span style="color: #f9f34d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Shiva-The destroyer
 * <span style="color: #f9f34d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Gandhi-Political and ideological leader of India [[image:shiva-mandala.jpg width="111" height="155" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #de7211; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Divali- festival of lights that lasts for 5 days [[image:vishnu.jpg3.jpg width="135" height="169" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #de7211; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Holi- the celebration of spring where people throw colored powder and water at eachother