Gods and Goddesses
Subjects / Religious Studies / Hinduism
This title will look at some of the deities of Hinduism. Deities are Gods and Goddesses believed to represent aspects of the Supreme Being Brahman. The first chapter will look at the Trimurti, which are the three most revered Gods in Hinduism: Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. We will discuss the elephant headed God Ganesha, explaining how he obtained his elephant head. Next we examine the God Rama and his wife, the Goddess Sita, explaining the famous story about them which is found in the Ramayana, and the two festivals which remember the deities. Information about the Goddess Lakshmi will then be given and the story of Churning the Milky Ocean will be told. The final chapter will explore the God Krishna, detailing why he is renowned for playing music and how he is still revered by a particular group, ISKCON.
| Author: | Sam Read | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Carol McGuigan | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-129-2 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-629-7 |
Chapters
- Trimurti: Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu
- Ganesha
- Rama and Sita
- Lakshmi
- Krishna
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Includes original GCSEPod image art
Curriculum and Exam Board Information
Key Issues
Titles
Chapters
- avatar: Krishna
- avatar: Rama
- Beliefs about God: the belief in avatars (Rama and Krishna)
- Beliefs about God: the form, nature and significance of Ganesha
- Beliefs about God: the form, nature and significance of Lakshmi
- Beliefs about God: the nature of Brahman (the symbol of Om), deity as represented in the trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva)
- Brahma
- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva: belief in gods as reflecting aspects of the one god
- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva: concept of avatar with reference to Krishna and Rama
- Brahman - Supreme Spirit
- Brahman: concept of god as One, the Universal Soul
- Ganesha
- Hanuman
- how religious practice can be affected by devotion to one particular deity, especially Kali
- how religious practice can be affected by devotion to one particular deity, especially Shakti/Devi as Durga
- how religious practice can be affected by devotion to one particular deity, especially Shiva
- how religious practice can be affected by devotion to one particular deity, especially Vishnu
- Kali
- Krishna
- Krishna and Radha
- Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna
- Lakshmi
- Navratri: worship of Parvati
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Ganesha
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Hanuman
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Krishna
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Lakshmi
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Parvati
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Rama
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Shiva
- one God, Brahman, but with many aspects in theistic Hinduism, especially Vishnu
- Particular reference should be given to the importance of Rama and Sita's personal qualities as exemplified in the Ramayana
- Rama
- Rama and Sita
- Roles in creation of Brahma
- Roles in creation of Shiva
- Roles in creation of Vishnu
- Shiva
- The concept of atman, as the inner 'self'
- The concept of Brahman, as ultimate reality
- The conflict of good and evil: avatars of Vishnu
- The female power: Shakti
- the relationship of Atman and Brahman
- The significance of religion as sanatan dharma: the relationship of Atman and Brahman
- Trimurti: Brahma
- Trimurti: Shiva
- Trimurti: Vishnu
- Vishnu
- Vishnu (and his avatars)
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