a matter of practice

Universal God: Brahman

Atman
Three most important gods: Brahma
(Creator), Vishnu (Preserver), Shiva
(Destroyer)
 Reincarnation
Human, animal, or plant body
All lives contain soul,
Experience life in different forms
Karma
Law of cause and effect
 Purusharthas
Moksha
spiritual goal
Dharma
guiding code
Artha
material gain by lawful means
Karma
pure acts
 Place of Worship
home with a shrine of murti
Mandir (Hindu Temple)
Holy Book
several scriptures
Vedas (knowledge)
Shruti & Smriti
 Every person is born into a
to a particular caste
Passes through the four
stages of life by
practicing dharma
The name (specifically
surname) is often
synonymous with integrity
and respect.
Maintaining family integrity
reflects the extent to which
they are faithful to
their dharma.
 Hindus have a hierarchy
system.
The caste systems
have many different ways
of ranking.
Hindu world is a world of
multiple and complex layers
of social and communal
categories and
classification.
Four social and
religious
categories
Brahmin, Kshatriya,
Vaishya, Shudra
-according to their
birth
Untouchables
higher caste=more pure
lower caste=more impure
 Rama Rajya
"sovereignty of the people
based on pure moral
authority". -Gandhi
meanest citizen could be
sure of swift justice without
an elaborate and costly
procedure
According to the much later
text, Manusmti, women were
denied access to learning
altogether.
Marriage for a woman was
equated with religious initiation
for a man;
service to husband=his religious
studentship;
performance of household
duties=worship of sacrificial fire
The importance of
procreation gave rise to the
image of her womb as a field.
 Concern Cause Solution
1. Ignorance 35% of the Education:
world's illiterate 1. Change in
people live in approach
India 2. Removing
psychological
bias towards
them
3. Adopting
inclusive policy
4. Inclusive
attitude
5.
Encouragement
through
scholarships
 Concern Cause Solution
2. Corruption Income Strict
disparities enforcement of
laws
 Concern Cause Solution
3. Declining Engagement in Disintegrating
values evil acts; social castes
injustice, caste