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Assignment:
When we are Watching the film: Hinduism: 330 Million Gods, Film Questions to look for:
Questions to look for from the first film are on the Film Discussion board as the first reply and are pasted here:
a)What are the traits of this religion?
b)How is divinity defined/deity conceptualized?
c)What do you think is the point of having so many Gods/Goddesses to worship?
d)What is Henotheism?
e)What is the role of the priest/priestess?
f)What is a Guru?
g)Why is the Ganges River sacred?
h)What are the three most famous deities and what does each represent?
i)What are the 4 different castes of the caste system?
j)What are the 4 different stages of the Traditional Hindu Lifecycle? What happens in each?
k)What is the Murti and what is its role? How is it used? How does it relate to the Hindu understanding of the deities?
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