This chart contains all the research you need to write the final paper for this course. If you do the research and reading on the religion(s) we study each week, and if you give yourself a good guide to the religions using this chart, you will have a good foundation for that final paper. The more information you provide for yourself with this chart, the easier it will be to write your final paper. Do not forget to provide adequate material for any in-text citations and be sure to include a reference page as well. On the left-hand side of the chart are the categories and the content to be discussed.
Complete and submit the following chart. Provide citations for any source(s) you used to explain or provide examples for in your research. List in APA Style full references for any in-text citations and source(s) made in the above chart. Use full sentences and correct grammar, etc..
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RELIGION(S) OF THE WEEK
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State the name of the Religion being addressed in this chart.
Please address ONLY ONE (1) religion per chart. If there is more than one religion for the week, do two charts.
Hinduism
ORIGIN OF ALL THINGS
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Every religion has a cosmology/cosmogony to explain its view of the universe and the place of humans in it. Explain the cosmology/cosmogony for this week’s religion. Explain how it is manifested in the subsequent worldview that develops for that religion.
The religion does not have a specific historical founder. According to this religion, the universe does not have genesis (Weightman, 2017). It is so unique among the other religions because of this feature.
NATURE OF GOD/CREATOR
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In what way does this religion have a God or gods? How does this worship of deity/deities reflect the cosmology of the religion? If the religion has no God/gods, in what way does this absence reflect their cosmology?
According to Hinduism, the nature of God is perfect. It has various Gods, such as Vishnu, who is the supreme god. They also have Brahma, god of creation (Fisher, 2014). They believe in God, not as the creator but a perfect being. They also believe that when a soul is healed, it lives in a state of bliss. Finally, they have faith in the omnipresent and omnipotent nature of God.
VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE
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State how this religion views human beings. What is human nature according to this religion? Why does the view of human nature matter?
If you cannot identify how this religion defines human beings, offer a suggestion as to why it doesn't.
The human being is a product of their supreme being, Brahma, just like other inanimate and animate beings. The soul of the human is an existing external substance which moves from one body to the next after rebirth.
VIEW OF GOOD " EVIL
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State how this religion defines the concept of good and evil.
How does this definition or understanding impact the way adherents to the religion live their daily lives?
They believe in Karma. The actions of an individual have direct consequences. One’s moral behaviors have automatic and unavoidable consequences in their life’s fortune even during rebirth (Weightman 2017). Karma is the central concept in understanding the nature of evil and suffering.
VIEW OF SALVATION
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All religions suggest that human beings are faced with a “problem” that needs to be overcome. What is the “problem” this religion identifies? Is this problem intrinsic or extrinsic for the person? Is it individually manifested or is it a collective problem?
The release called Moksha is the real form of salvation. This implies that an individual is absorbed into Brahman intrinsically just as one is absorbed into the ocean (Bouquet, 2016). By gaining this salvation, rebirth process seizes. Salvation only occurs when the soul is present.
VIEW OF AFTERLIFE
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What does this religion teach about “what comes next” after all is said and done? In what do adherents of this religion place their hope for any future life or existence? Describe the impact this belief or non-belief impacts the person daily life and the structures of society. With such a view of the after-life, what type of societal structures or institutions would we expect to develop in the culture?
Their afterlife is based on five elements; water, air, earth, void, and fire. They believe in the reincarnation of the souls and the rebirth. They also believe that their souls are immortal (Rodrigues, 2017). If a person was righteous and rightful during his or her stay, he or she would be accorded rebirth. Nevertheless, retribution is the punishment for bad karma. In such a culture, religious institutions must be respected for one to be rewarded.
PRACTICES AND RITUALS
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How do members of this religion “practice” their “faith?”
What ceremonies, or rituals, do they use to help pass this religion on to the next generation? If you cannot identify how this religion is practiced, offer a suggestion as to why it doesn't have any rituals or practices.
Their religious belief is devotion to Brahman. Their central worshiping act is, however, puja, which engages their senses to gods. Sculptures and images of gods in their homesteads serve as rituals of passing the religious beliefs
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS
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Identify one or two celebrations and/or festivals that members of this religion use to express their beliefs in public, or in private.
Why do religions develop celebrations and/or festivals? How are these different from practices and rituals?
Same to ancient religions, they have holidays base on land fertility, harvest, and seasonal changes (Rodrigues 2017). Among these celebrations include; Maha Shivarati and Holi (end of winter). They practice all these to give thanks to their gods due to good fortune.
References
Bouquet, A. C. (2016). Hinduism. Hutchinson's University Library (1919).
Rodrigues, H. (2017). Introducing Hinduism. Routledge, Taylor " Francis Group.
Weightman, S. (2017). Hinduism. A new handbook of living religions, 261-309.
