Discussion Questions: Hinduism

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Question 1: Hinduism
1) The image shows a skull, becoming a baby, a boy, a teenager, a man, elderly, then a skull again and then it repeats into the distance. This depicts the Hindu belief of reincarnation because it is saying that after someone dies, they go through life again and start their new form after their death. The objects the boy stages, teen stages, and man stages are holding depict the different lessons you learn in life. The almost white line going through the bodies of all the different reincarnations almost is representative of their soul passing throughout the person life and death and through to each new reincarnation. And another feature that reflect the Hindu belief of reincarnation is the fact that the skulls representing the dead bodies are at the
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It is also symbolic of springtime, purity and the sea.
For Christians, they now consider Jesus the lamb, not an actual lamb being the lamb. This is because Jesus sacrificed himself be dying on the cross and rising again from the dead after three days to save us form our sins. We remember Jesus the Lamb now through the Eucharist which is when we consume wine which is symbolic and becomes the blood of Jesus, and the bread which becomes the body of
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Rising before dawn to meditate and spending much of his time reading thinking and walking. They retire to bed at around 8:30pm ready for a bright and early start the next day. A person who lives an ascetic life is humble, endearing and entertaining. But also has a serious message about the future of humanity within the plant and bout the planet.
b) Dalai Lama himself said “Out of compassion brings inner peace, and out of inner peace comes world peace. Without inner peace we cannot have world peace.” He preaches peace, compassion and tells people not be fearful, jealous or

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