I need help with my assignment due after 12 hours

September 24, 2018

I. These are names of the Gods and Goddesses on the following page:

A. Trimuti (3 distinct gods are here)

B. Ganesha

C. Lakshmi

D. Kali

E. Hanuman

II. Do a little research on each god. Find and learn their names. What are the symbols usually associated with these gods? What are their powers? What is their popularity among Hindu people today?

III. Develop your findings into a nice paragraph or two for each God.

25 points/Friday 28 September, 2018

Study points or things you ought to know……..

• Hinduism is one of the oldest known organized religions—its sacred writings date as far back as 1400 to 1500 B.C. It is also one of the most diverse and complex, having millions of gods. Hindus have a wide variety of core beliefs and exist in many different sects. Although it is the third largest religion in the world, Hinduism exists primarily in India and Nepal.

• The main texts of Hinduism are the Vedas (considered most important), Upanishadas, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana. These writings contain hymns, incantations, philosophies, rituals, poems, and stories from which Hindus base their beliefs. Other texts used in Hinduism include the Brahmanas, the Sutras, and the Aranyakas.

• Hinduism views humankind as divine. Because Brahma is everything, Hinduism asserts that everyone is divine. Atman, or self, is one with Brahman. All of reality outside of Brahman is considered mere illusion. The spiritual goal of a Hindu is to become one with Brahma, thus ceasing to exist in its illusory form of “individual self.”

• This freedom is referred to as “moksha.” Until moksha is achieved, a Hindu believes that he/she will be repeatedly reincarnated in order that he/she may work towards self-realization of the truth (the truth being that only Brahman exists, nothing else). How a person is reincarnated is determined by karma, which is a principle of cause and effect governed by nature's balance. What one did in the past affects and corresponds with what happens in the future, past and future lives included.

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