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Hinduism

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HINDUISM

IN LIFE OF PI
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BASICS

  • Dominant religion in India
  • Has three major sub-religions
  • Pi practices Vishnavism
  • Main Deity: Vishnu
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VISHNU

CREATOR AND DESTROYER OF ALL EXISTENCE
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"Oh Jesus, Mary, Muhammad, and VISHNU"

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BRAHMAN

THE BEINGS OF CONSTANT IN THE UNIVERSE
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"One, Truth, Unity, Absolute, Ultimate Reality, Ground of Being" -Pi
(Martel 53)

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Shiva
Krishna
Shakti
Ganesha

Loving
Merciful
Frightening
"...in humans, animals, trees, in a handful of Earth..." -Pi
(Martel 53)

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RITUALS

AND WHY PI NEEDS THEM
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ATMAN

PI'S INNER SELF

WORK CITED
Mr. Miller
Colton McConnell
Hinduism-Life of Pi
BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 03 June 2014. .
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Brahman (Hindu Concept)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 04 June 2014. .
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Atman (Hindu Philosophy)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 04 June 2014. .
Martel, Yann. Life of Pi: A Novel. New York: Harcourt, 2001. Print.