Hinduism

Hinduism
by
by
the Numbers
the Numbers

Three paths:
Three paths:

karmamarga
karmamarga
- path of works and action
- path of works and action

jnanamarga
jnanamarga
- path of knowledge or
- path of knowledge or
philosophy
philosophy

bhaktimarga
bhaktimarga
- path of devotion to God
- path of devotion to God

Hinduism by the
Hinduism by the
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Numbers

Hinduism by the
Hinduism by the
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Numbers

Three debts:
Three debts:
debt to
debt to
God
God

debt to
debt to
sages and saints
sages and saints
debt to
debt to
ancestors
ancestors


Hinduism by the
Hinduism by the
Numbers
Numbers

Four stages of life:

Four stages of life:
brahmacharga
brahmacharga
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- school years - grow and learn school years - grow and learn
grhastha
grhastha
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- marriage, family and career marriage, family and career
vanaprastha
vanaprastha
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- turn attention to spiritual things turn attention to spiritual things
sanrgasu
sanrgasu
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- abandon world to seek spiritual abandon world to seek spiritual
things things

Hinduism by the
Hinduism by the
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Numbers

four purposes of life:

four purposes of life:
dharma
dharma
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- fulfill moral, social and religious duties fulfill moral, social and religious duties
artha
artha
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- attain financial and worldy success attain financial and worldy success

kama
kama
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- satisfy desires and drives in moderation satisfy desires and drives in moderation
moksha
moksha
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- attain freedom from reincarnation attain freedom from reincarnation


Hinduism by the
Hinduism by the
Numbers
Numbers

seven sacred cities:

seven sacred cities:
Ayodhya
Ayodhya
Mathura
Mathura
Gaya !odhgaya"
Gaya !odhgaya"
#asi $aranasi, !enares"
#asi $aranasi, !enares"
#anci
#anci
Avantika %&&ain"
Avantika %&&ain"
'waraka
'waraka

Hinduism by the
Hinduism by the
Numbers
Numbers

Ten commitments:
Ten commitments:
() Ahimsa - do no harm
() Ahimsa - do no harm
*) +atya - do not lie
*) +atya - do not lie
,) Asteya - do not steal
,) Asteya - do not steal
-) !rahmacharya - do not overindulge
-) !rahmacharya - do not overindulge
.) Aparigraha - do not be greedy
.) Aparigraha - do not be greedy
/) +aucha - be clean
/) +aucha - be clean
0) +antosha - be content
0) +antosha - be content
1) Tapas - be self-disciplined
1) Tapas - be self-disciplined
2) +vadhyaya - study
2) +vadhyaya - study
(3) 4shvara 5ranidhana - surrender to God
(3) 4shvara 5ranidhana - surrender to God

Sources: Various texts and think tanks of Hindu religion Sources: Various texts and think tanks of Hindu religion
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