Hinduism

HINDUISM CONT
-Believe in KARMA (refers to all actions of a persons life that effects his/her afterlife
-Believe in DHARMA (religious and moral duties)
-Key principle is AHIMSA (non violence)
-Jainism developed from Hinduism

HINDUISM
-No founder;single text
-Grew from overlapping beliefs
-Most complex religion
-Countless number of gods
-Most important gods include: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
-Each god takes the form a human or animal
-Believed in Vedas
-Believed every person has ATMAN (essential self)
-Ultimate goal is to meet MOKSHA (union with Brahma)
-Most people don't achieve in one life time so they believe in REINCARNATION (the rebirth of a soul in a bodily image)