
Hinduism, Part 2: Major Deities and Sacred Texts
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Matthew Fisher
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Match these Hindu gods.
Creator and the essence of all gods.
Creates and destroys.
Preserves the dharma.
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
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Match these Hindu goddesses.
An embodiment of Parvati that is the goddess of death and destruction
Goddess of Knowledge and learning.
Goddess of wealth and purity.
Goddess of beauty, fertility, children, and power.
Kali
Saraswati
Lakshmi
Parvati
Kali
Saraswati
Lakshmi
Parvati
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Match these lesser gods and avatars.
An avatar of protection, ethics, and morality.
An avatar of love and compassion.
An avatar of wisdom and knowledge.
The remover of obstacles who people pray to for strength.
Rama
Vishnu
Saraswati
Ganesha
Rama
Vishnu
Saraswati
Ganesha
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The Rig Veda: spiritual, scientific, and philosophical. This verse combines the spiritual with the scientific. “Radiant with benevolent light, rising today and mountain into the highest heaven, do you O Sun, remove sickness of my heart, and the yellowness (of my body).” Rigveda 1.50.11
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Use the links on the following 3 slides to identify a teaching from each of the remaining Vedas (Yajur, Sama, and Atharva). Explain the significance of each "verse" to Hindu teachings.
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