NATIHinduism-Katie


 * HINDUISM**

__**Question**: Who was the founder ? and who started it?__
 * Answer**: They dont have a single founder,they have many. There is no known year for when it started.

__**Question**: Who are the religious leaders of this religion?__
 * Answer**: their leader is Mohandas Gandhi who was born in 1869 in India.



__**Question**:Where is the place of worship?__
 * Answer**: Their home, the temple you take of your shoes and u wash your feet, shrines you ring the bell and then they purify themselves, people also go to a mandir which is called a place of worship.

__**Question**: Where did this religion begin? And where is it practiced today?__
 * Answer**: it started in the indus valley then is spread to nepal, sri lanka ,and malaysia and also got to the u.s and canada.

__**Question**: What are the main beliefs of this religion?__ Answer:The believe in karma and reincarnation. They also believe that if you go to the Ganges river they lay in it and they say when you do that it washes away all of your sins.

__**Question**: Does this religion have a god(s) describe the god(s)__
 * Answer**: They don't have a real god. Trimurti is the most important, is the creator, destroyer, and the preserver.

__**Question**: What is the sacred writing of this religion?__
 * Answer**:The sacred writings are the sanskrit, the vedas are the ancient texts, upanishads, Mahabaharata, and the Rymana. They contain rituals from ancient India.

__**Question**: Describe the religious practices of this religion.__
 * Answer**:They practice fulfilling the duties of ones life.

__**Question**:How do they worship.__
 * Answer**: yoga- the practice of medatative move. Puja-a ritual that hindus perform every morning and night in which they bathe before and dress before eating.

__**Question**: What are the religious festivals?__
 * Answer**: Divall- the hindu new year in which they light candles and then put them in their windows. Holi-the spring festival and they splash colored water and powerade on each other, and wedding ceremonies.

__**Question**: What are the main symbols of this religion, and what do they represent?__
 * Answers**: Swatiska- is an ancient symbol that resembles a cross with bent arms, to hindus this is a sing of peace and good luck. Om- represents the sound of Brahaman. Cockshell-The blowing of the torch shell announces the start in worship in a hindu mardir. Bell entitled "Hindu Worship" The mandir people, when they enter the temple they ring the bell.