Реферат: Hinduism Essay Research Paper HinduismTable of ContentsIntroduction

mouth = Brahmins

Priests

arms = Kshatriya’s

Warriors

thighs = Vaisya’s

Skilled workers

and Traders

feet = Shudra’s

Unskilled

workers, servants

Rituals of Life in Hinduism

The name for the series of rituals for various phases in a Hindus life

is sanskaras.

Conception: in the early days of marriage even before the children are conceived,

the parents pray and meditate on the kind of child they wish to have. During

pregnancy a number of rites are performed. The gods are asked to protect the

unborn child, and to strengthen the mother spiritually, mentally and physically

so that a healthy child is born.

Name-giving: on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth a name is chosen for the

baby. The choice of name is very important, it must be on which is hoped will

bring good fortune. A boys name may indicate heroism and a girls name may be

one which indicates beauty. Parents would choose the baby’s name as a result of

praying and making vows to their god in thanks to him that they had a child. The

name is given in a very simple way. The father leans over the baby and says

into its ear “Now your name is …”

The Thread Ceremony: This ceremony is a very important stage in the life of a

Hindu boy, that is if he belongs to one of the three main castes. This ceremony

is considered a birth by which a person is given a new king of life. The

ceremony takes place any time between the boys seventh and twelfth birthdays.