Key Hindu Teachings For RE WJEC GCSE 2017

Key Hindu Teachings For RE WJEC GCSE 2017

1. Artha

   • Your duty to legally collect wealth

2. Ahimsa

   • The belief of non-harming

3. Dharma

   • Duty
   • 4 stages
     • Student
     • Householder
     • Retired
     • Renounced
       • Sanyassins
       • Leave behind posessions + family
         • Many go to the Ganges

4. Karma

   • Good deeds= good karma
   • Bad deeds = bad karma
   • Do your Dharma - you get good karma

5. Reincarnation

   • Based on Karma you either get a similar, higher or lower rebirth
   • If you reincarnate high enough, you can achieve Moksha
     • Moksha is liberation for the soul

6. Key Gods

   • Shiva
     • Destroyer +creator
   • Brahman
     • The 'big one'
     • When Moksha is achieved people join him forever
   • Lakshmi
     • Goddess of wealth
       • Ties in with Artha

7. Castes

   • Worker
   • Merchant
   • Priest
   • Warriors
   • Dalits
     • Untouchables