PART A.HINDUISM
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Students will write in their journals for 5 minutes in response the a post on the board:
Using the Interactive Board, post a picture of the Aryan god BRAHMA.
If available, or use a text resource, poster, drawing, etc. http://bit.ly/HWfQAfRead anonymous responses.
Explain that the Hindu religion is based on an earlier religion called Brahmanism. The earliest texts written were called “Vedas” but are hard for the people to understand. Two epic poems have been written to help in this matter.
Read a summary of the Mahabharata, the most famous of the epics of Hinduism.
Illustrated Mahabharata for Children, by Indian Epic and Chandu, Copyright 2009, or other available text
http://bit.ly/zZjbdi
Vocabulary:
Karma, dharma, Moksha, Shiva, Parvati, Upanishads, soul
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/hinduism/holi_worksheets.shtml ( Go to Buddhism and teachers)
Use the above site to complete a chart on the Eightfold Path.
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