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Introduction to Hindu Religion

Purpose

This course is designed to provide an overview of Hindu Religion and is suitable for non-Hindus to gain a very brief understanding of Hindu Religion.

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Syllabus

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.

Course Lessons

There are following lessons in this course.

How to study this course

Welcome to the study of an introductory course on Hindu Religion conducted by Hindu Council of Australia. This is a self study course.  You have to study each lesson and then answer the quiz for that lesson. Upon successful passing of all the Quiz with at least passing marks, you have successfully completed the course and are eligible for the award of a “Introduction to Hindu Religion” certificate by Hindu Council of Australia.

You have to study each lesson and pass all quiz to complete this course. 

Each lesson is followed by a quiz. You will find a “To-do Test/Exam” link at the bottom of each lesson to take you to the quiz. 

Each quiz has a set of questions. The quiz shows one question at a time. A question is explained followed by a number of choices as answers to the question. You have to tick the choice that corresponds to the correct answer to that question. 

After you have answered a question, you will be shown next question and its choices of answers. You have to keep answering all the questions till the end.

When you have answered all the questions, the system will work out your grade and show it to you. The system will also send you an email explaining correct answer to each question.

If your grade is not up to the mark (i.e. it is not A or B), you need to study the lesson again and take the quiz again. You can take a quiz as many times as you want. Once you have passed a lesson (grade A or B), you will be deemed to have passed the lesson. On passing all lessons, you have completed all requirements and are ready to download your Certificate.

Register for the course

The course is Free. If you would like to study this course, please register for the course by clicking here.

If you have already registered for the course you can logon to the course website at any time by going to Log in

(When you login, we suggest you to tick “Remember Me” tick box. This will keep you logged in the system and you would not have to enter your user id/password every time. After you have logged on to the system, you are ready to start your course. Click here to start your course. If you have already started the course and want to find out your current status in the course and what needs to be done further please go to https://hinducouncil.com.au/introduction-to-hindu-religion-course-contents/ and look under Lessons to do)

Credits

This course has been prepared by Surinder Jain with advice and contribution from Pandit Ram Ramanuja Achari.  Special thanks to Wikipedia whose material including images have been used.

Help

If you need any help or would like to contact a course administrator, please click here  or email us at ecourse@hinducouncil.com.au

FAQ

Q1 : I have registered but did not get my user id/password or I want to reset my password

It takes up to 24 hours to set up your user id after you have registered for the course at register for the course by clicking here.

If you would like to reset your password please follow the steps below:
2. Click on Login (under register the course heading) or go to My account – Hindu Council of Australia
3. Click on “Lost your password”
4. Enter your email address to reset your password
5. After you have reset your password, go to https://hinducouncil.com.au/namaste-lesson/what-is-hindu-religion/ to commence your course.
Q2: I have already started the course and done one lesson, how do I do rest of the lessons.

To find out your current status in the course and what needs to be done further please go to https://hinducouncil.com.au/introduction-to-hindu-religion-course-contents/

Q3: When I click on a lesson, I see only one paragraph. How do I complete this lesson by getting tested on it.

If you click on a lesson you should see a full description of the lesson and a li k to take its test/quiz at the bottom of the lesson. If instead you see only one paragraph of the lesson and do not see how to take a test/quiz on the lesson, it means you have not logged on to the couse website. Please logon to the course website by clicking on My account – Hindu Council of Australia

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.

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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,

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Hindu Council of Australia advocates issues affecting Hindu community

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It is a HINDU tradition to “walk to a pilgrim” on special events/occasions

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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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Testimonials

Great organization, working towards reviving the Knowledge of Hinduism (World's oldest religion and who never invaded others) to bring harmony in the world. Having actually seen them operating a free kitchen and organising community events to make new migrants feel at home while appreciating Australian way of life. Great community work being delivered by people who don’t get paid do it
Atul Kushwaha
Having actually seen them operating a free kitchen and organising community events to make new migrants feel at home while appreciating Australian way of life. Great community work being delivered by people who don’t get paid do it
Simer Mayo
HCA has always been a wonderful platform and a great source of network for Indian migrants. I have always had a very good experience since I moved to Australia 25 years ago. There are a variety of activities continuously conducted by this organisation year after year in various areas like charities, food donations, age care, and predominately to pass on Hindu values to the future generations.
Shoba Deshikan
Kudos for the great work done so far to promote hindu culture customs and festivals in Australia and help the hindus from all around the world living in Australia to keep their traditions alive. Hope hindu council of Australia continues their great work in being one single voice for people with hindu faiths and feel proud Australians.
Ashish Khurana
Great community service done by organisation and its volunteers and management selflessly. Awesome holy place truly working on true Hinduism which is take everyone together and have prosperity of all and live in peace. Great job!
Narendra Patil
HCA has played pivotal role in developing an united Hindu community in Australia. It is at the forefront when it comes to helping wider community regardless of the social, economic and religious backgrounds via advise, networking, supporting, raising funds, etc.. I love the cultural events organised by HCA especially the Diwali Mela, Holi function and International Yoga Day. I wish all the best and urge to the community to join HCA and help strengthening Hindu community in Australia.
Nipesh Kothari
Hindu Council of Australia is an organisation selflessly working for Hindus in Australia and spreading the message of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Whole World is a family. We need more people and organisations like these to truly spread the message of all Human beings living together as a family.
Aadi Kalkal
However i do not have any direct experience at this place but i do know some people/volunteers there working towards protecting our cultural values and traditions,Their contribution towards Hindu society is valuable ,one of them is Mr. Dhaval Modi at Hindu coulcil ,for whom i have high respect for his Seva. Let us all be positive and support Hindu Council. Thank you
Fagun Modi
Organising great events like exhibitions for Diwali (festival of light) for everyone. I have witnessed Australians taking lot of interest in these events strengthening the multicultural values.
Yogesh Bhatt
Great Organisation Always help to needy People and Respect the other Religions without any Discrimination. Proud to be a part of this organisation and also proud to be A Hindu .
Kiran Patel
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