What is Religion
This is the organized system through which humans seek meaning and connection to what is sacred.
What is Religion
The ultimate reality in Hinduism.
Brahman
The earliest Hindu sacred texts containing hymns and rituals.
The Vedas
The daily worship practice often done at home in Hinduism.
Puja
The scholar who created the Seven Dimensions of Religion.
Ninian Smart
These are the big life questions religion tries to answer.
Questions about purpose, suffering, death, and meaning
The individual soul in Hindu belief.
Atman
These texts focus more on spiritual reflection and ultimate reality.
The Upanishads
This festival celebrates light overcoming darkness.
Diwali
This dimension focuses on sacred stories.
Mythic (or Narrative) dimension
According to St. Augustine, the human heart is described as this.
What is Restless
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
Samsara
This famous dialogue about duty is found in the Mahabharata.
The Bhagavad Gita
This colorful festival celebrates renewal and joy.
Holi
This dimension focuses on moral rules
Ethical dimension
Mircea Eliade said religion separates the sacred from this.
The ordinary (or profane)
The moral duty or right way of living.
Dharma
The Ramayana centers on this heroic prince.
Rama
Beliefs like karma and dharma influence this aspect of daily life.
Moral behavior (or daily decisions)
Ritual belongs to this dimension.
Ritual Dimension
Religion includes beliefs, practices, moral teachings, and this shared group element.
Community
The ultimate liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
Moksha
Hinduism was first passed down through this method before being written.
Oral Tradition
Religion shaping identity and daily habits shows belief becomes this.
Practice (or action)
Community structure belongs to this dimension.
Social dimension