Lesson 3

Hinduism

Ugadi Function

VSNA Chicago

April 12, 2014

Quiz

1. Which is Hinduism symbol ?

Hinuism

BuddhismIslam

Christianity

A

DC

B

2. Which is the oldest religion?

A. Buddhism B. Christianity C. Hinduism D. Islam

Can you arrange them in order fromOldest to Newest ?

1. Hinduism 2. Buddhism 3. Christianity4. Islam

3. Where is Sindhu River?

A

BC

D

4. Hinduism is not founded by any one single person.

A. True

B. False

5. Which are the holy scriptures of Hinduism?

A. Veda and Upanishads B. Ramayana, Mahabharata C. Bhagavad Gita D. All of the above

6. Match the following for chaturvarnas (4 classes)

A. Brahamins

B. Kshatriyas

C. Vaishyas

D. Shudras

Farmers and Merchants

Kings, soldiers,warriors

Priests and Scholars

Labourers

7. Beliefs of Hinduism?

A. One God, Many names B. All life is to be loved C. It is important to ”Know Yourself” D. All of the above

8. Yoga is part of Hinduism and it is a gift to the world

A. True B. False

9. Yoga is

A. Physical exercise B. Meantal exercise C. Both A & B

Chaturvarnas (4 Groups)based on ones ability and education

Smartha

Shakteya

KshatriyasBrahmins

Vaishyas Shudras

Priests and Scholars

LabourersFarmers, Merchants

Kings, Governors, Warriors and Soldiers

Based on ones ability

BrahminsSpiritual Knowledge, Study of spiritual texts

KshatriyasHeroism, Power, Courage in battle

VaishyasFarming, Business

ShudrasLabor, Service to others

You have same system here and everywhere

Intellectuals

Administrators, Military

Businessmen, Farmers

Other Workers

These four groups are quite natural and there is nothing wrong

They are not by birth People in one group can move to

any other group as long as they are eligible

All works and all people in all groups are equal

Basava fought for equality All people have equal rights. No one

is superior All works are equal Basava is greatest social reformer

and fought for equality

When was Civil Rights act signed?(No discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or

national origin)

Who fought for Civil Rights movement here in USA?

Martin Luther King

Basava fought 800 years back

1964 (50 years back)

Men and Women Equality

Upanayana, a Hindu ritual of initiation was restricted only to the three upper classes.

Only men were eligiblr for Upanayana

Basava fought for it

When was that signed?

What is 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

Guarantees all American women the right to vote

Basava fought 800 years back

1919 (95 years back)

Veerashaiva / Lingayat

To establish equality among all human beings and for spiritual enlightenment - Basava used Ishtalinga

Vachanas

All sharanas wrote their experiances in poetic form. These are called Vachanas

They wrote it on palm leaves

Search for ”Kranti Yogi Basavanna”

Amar Chitra Katha

Thank You