A3b Hinduism lesson 2

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• Middelbare school
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Hinduism

A3b 

Lesson 2

2024-2025

Vishnu preserves and protects everything

Brahma, the creator of the universe.

Shiva's three-pronged spear - a trident -  respresents the Trimurti

I am Lakshmi the godess of fortune and prosperity

Why is everything represented in pictures?

what is the trimurti?

what do the murtis represent?

Homework

1. The word for God is Brahman
   
2. Ultimate Reality: beyond our understanding; everywhere and part of everything; superhuman; etc.
   
3. Trimurti means ‘three forms’ (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)
   
4. a. Creator, preserver, destroyer, powerful, wise, protective, superhuman power, can see all, can do anything, responsible for the universe, sun and has power over evil, everywhere etc.
   

     b. and c. Personal and creative responses, credit anything which is  

     appropriate, e.g. creator could be shown as hands holding a globe etc.

Homework

5. Credit idea that ‘deities’ is a term given to manifestations of God via 

    God’s qualities, i.e. deities are qualities of God made real.

6. They believe in One God with many forms. / Each of the forms 

    represents the different qualities of Brahman in that Brahman creates, 

    preserves and destroys. / The only reason they describe the Trimurti 

    and deities is that Brahman is beyond our human ability to 

    understand; etc..

Objectives

You will.....

• know the meanings of karma and rebirth
• evaluate Hindu beliefs about life and death
• know how Hindu books provide inspiration for life
• evaluate the importance of the scriptures for Hindus

What is karma?

What is reincarnation?

Why are holy books important to religious people?

Homework

In pairs:

• Make a powerpoint (10 slides) of paragraph 6.2 & 6.3 include key words 
• explain the importance of the scriptures for Hindus
• answer the big questions on page 174 & 176

Time: 30 minutes

What did you do this lesson?

What did you learn this lesson?

Which question do you still have?