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=Hinduism =

=**​What is the symbol of hinduism? **= **Aum is the main symbol. It is the sound heard in meditation. ** ==== **For hundred of years there has been no founder. Hinduism was developed out of brahmanism. It was founded about 6,000 years ago, and is the third most practiced religion. It was founded in northern India by the River indus. ** ====

===**In Hinduism the places of worship are temples called Mondir. They also have home shrines. Their home shrine can be anything from a room to just an alter or just picture of their god. In their place of worship they believe in the universal soul and the way of life. **===

**The way of life- **
===**For the hinduism religion there are four goals in life. Moksha, Dharma, Artha, and Karma. **===

=** Moksha-  **= ==== **Moksha is the release of the soul from the cycle of rebirth. The individual soul unites with Brahman. There are different ways to get to Moksha. One way to Moksha is spiritual. It involves acquiring spiritual knowledge with yoga and meditation. Another way to get to Moksha is working selflessly for the good of society. There are four ways to complete Moksha. 1. The path of knowledge. 2. The path of meditation. 3 The path of devotion 4. The path of good works. These involve doing the duties of your life correctly. ** ==== = = =**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dharma- **= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dharma is the code of leading one's life. Respect for the elders is very important. Marriage is considered the son's duty. **

=**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Artha-​ **= <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The pursuit of material gain by lawful means. ** =**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Karma- **= <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Karma is Knowledge and devotion, you can reincarnate to a higher level.Karma is the cause of their particular destiny. Misfortune in their present lives are the result of acts that we have committed in the past.Therefore they try to live the best life that they an so they can live better lives in th future. ** =**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are so many gods! **= ====<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brahman is the main god. and there are over 2,000 godsBut brahman takes over many forms to help people find the universal god.Most hindus have a personal god or goddess such as Shiva, ** ==== <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> **Krish<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">na or Lakshmi ** ====<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">  ====

=**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Holy Book. **= ===<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the holy book of hinduism religion is called the vedas. The hindu holy words are writen in sanskrit language.It is made up of the Rigvadas, the Upanisads,the Smrutis, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the Puranas. ===

=**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Practices **= ====<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The practices consist of rights and cerimonies centering on birth,marriage, and death.There are three basic practices. the first one is Worship which is called Puja. This is the part of faith. Offerings are usually made to represent gods. The second one is cremation. Cremation is where the dead people are burnt and not burried. The third one is Compliance with the rules of the caste system. Each group has rules of conduct to be obeyed. The caste system divided people by occupation. For example, teacher philosophers are Brahmins; Fighters are kshatriya; shopkeepers, moneylenders, and tradespeople are vaishya; and servants and cleaners are shudra.** ====