ON GOING RESEARCH : HINDUISM

Hinduism

Summary

-There is no founders
- not definite starting date
-It is not a single unified reglious
-scared text : the Vedas = knowledge, the acceptance of the universe

PERIOD

1. ARYAN invasion theory
- They migrated from European and settle up along Indus river.

2. VEDIC PERIOD 1500 BCE - 500 CE
- Period where the the Vedas is complied
- Brahmin-Led soceity
- Worship nature elements earth, atmoshpere, sky.


3 The North classical age 500 BCE - 500 CE
-Smriti texts were complied.
-Smrti also denotes tradition in the sense that it portrays the traditions of the rules on dharma (DUTY ).
- Ramayana also complied at this period.
-Raise of Guta Empire (320 - 500 CE)
-Guta religious - divided society to 4 Varnas, Brahman, Worrior, Merchant, and Worker.
- Stories of these Three major Gods Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma were written in this period.

4 The South Empire (Chola empire) (500 - 1200 BCE)
-Cholas dynasty. Hinduism arises in the south.supported Shaivism
-This period saw the development of the great regional temples

5 The rise of Islam in the North (1192-1526)
-Mughal Empire (1526-1858)are Muslim but allow Hindus people to practice their regilous freely.
-Hindu Kingdom propered in the South

6 Britisg Rule (1757 -1947)
-Falls of the Mughal empire.
-An attempt to convert Hindu to Christainity

7.Independent India 1947
-Constitution of the Republic of India. 
-Western influence and Migration.

First outline Diagrams

 Breif
 : Belive in Eternal of Soul
 : Law of Karma and Dharma (duty) Human virues
 : Cycle of Brith and rebirth
 : No hell, Hell = lower specices, (aquatic, plant, insect, reptiles, brid and human theb GODS)

Goal
 : Moksha (liberation)
 : reunion of gods (in buddism is to be self extinguion) 

in process diagram, attempt to show the hindu breif on the eternal soul  and how to reunion with god and soul transform in to animal if one comited a bad karma.

 In the diagram, there will be stage of Animal, Human, paths of reunion with Gods and then Gods.

Also, the history time line of Hinduism wiil ilustrate in a circle, which they believe in continos rolation like a season namely : Satya-yuga, Dvapara yuga, Treta yuga and Kali yuga which we are in this period of time has 432000 years.  

Diagrams inspried by :  Shiva dance, Hindu believe that the dance keep the universe going.

Progress of Gods Drawings : whrer the weapons of Gods sympolise their expertise.

 Lord Shiva

Shiva 's Wife (Shakti) in form of Durga

Lord Brahma

Hierarchy of Gods inspried by this image of South hindu temple