When is the next HCA Event?
At the Hindu Council of Australia, we endeavour to create a continuous stream of activities and projects to keep the community engaged and involved in working for each other. Click on EVENTS CALENDAR button to see our upcoming events.
Projects
General Religious Education in Secondary Schools
Hindu Council has been involved with the NSW Department of School Education since 2003 in drafting the original syllabus which was introduced in 2005. Cambridge University Press published the textbook for the course covering all the five religions. In 2015 we were again consulted by the publishers when the updated version of the textbook was published.
Aboriginals and Hinduism
There is a lot of commonality between aboriginal spirituality and Hinduism.
ANZAC JAWAN remembrance
We were working on some time to create a history, a small team of Ashwani Jain,
Governmental
Hindu Council of Australia advocates issues affecting Hindu community
Paada Yatra to Temple
It is a HINDU tradition to “walk to a pilgrim” on special events/occasions
Activities & Celebrations
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The Hindu religion is the third largest religion in Australia consisting of more than 684,002 followers. It is the fastest growing religion in Australia.
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E-course on Hindu Religion
This course is designed to provide an overview of Hindu Religion and is suitable for non-Hindus to gain a very brief understanding of the Hindu religion.
A brief syllabus of the course “Introduction to Hindu Religion” is given below.
Introduction (Sanatan dharma, Definitions, Denominations and Diversity, Unity, Colonial influences), Beliefs, Purusharthas, Philosophies, Karma, Moksha, Concept of God, Traditions, Symbols, Scriptures, Rituals and Ceremonies, Rites of Passage, Bhakti, Festivals, Pilgrimage, Varnas, Yoga, Ahimsa, Vegetarianism, Temples, Ashramas of Life, Sanyasa, , Attitude of others, Hindu Religion in Australia.
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