This topical collection is meant to serve as a starting point to explore the concept of god in Hinduism. Students can review the images in the collection for clues to help them answer questions like:
-How are gods portrayed in relation to other gods, people, or animals?
-Do there seem to be one god or many gods? Do they seem to be male or female?
-What common symbols or poses are present? What do you think they mean…
The Concept of God in Hinduism
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- ufn44 uln44
- Date Published
- January 15, 2017
- Last Modified
- November 08, 2021
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This topical collection is meant to serve as a starting point to explore the concept of god in Hinduism. Students can review the images in the collection for clues to help them answer questions like:
-How are gods portrayed in relation to other gods, people, or animals?
-Do there seem to be one god or many gods? Do they seem to be male or female?
-What common symbols or poses are present? What do you think they mean?
-What kinds of powers do the god figures seem to have? In what ways are they like human beings and in what ways are they different?
The final resource in this collection is a video that gives insight into the Hindu concept of god. After exploring this collection, encourage students to choose one aspect of Hinduism that they would like to research further.
tags: India, religion, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, trimurti, Ganesh, avatar
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