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Explore the Text Explaining About the Trimurti. Highlight Key Information Week 5 WALT: To understand the symbolic meaning of t the Trimurti Friday 5th Teacher assessment February Big Question: How can Brahman be in everything? Demonstrate and do: Use and apply: Good Morning Year 5 Week 6 This is RE weeks 5 and 6. Please take your time th Friday 12 to complete the chillies in detail. February Keep working hard. I look forward to seeing your work. Mrs Kabbani Explore the text explaining about the Trimurti. Highlight Key information. Complete the questions on the Question fact sheet. Answer the questions fully. Look at the front cover picture. Reflect upon what you have learnt. Write any questions you would like to ask. Follow- Find out as much information you can about the Holy Trinity how does it up compare to the Trimurti. Create a table of similarities and differences. The Trimurti Key words! Hindus have many hundred of gods all of whom represent different aspects of the ‘one God’ who they call Brahman. TRINITY – A group of three Of these hundreds of gods Hindus have three that are people or things considered most important. These three are called the Trimurti. In the Trimurti the three most important INFINITE – limitless or features of Brahman are shown to help Hindus understand endless space, time or size the true nature of God and the universe. The three features are: creator, sustainer and destroyer. These three things are forces at work in the world. Everything in the universe happens because of these three features of Brahman. You may have heard of the word trinity before, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva form the trinity in Hinduism called The Trimurti. Brahma The first God of the Trimurti is Brahma although he is not considered the most important. Brahma’s man job is the creator. Brahma is said to have created the universe. Brahma has four heads and four arms. His four heads represent the four Vedas, the religious writings of Hinduism. He is often shown with a white beard to show he is the oldest being in the universe. He travels on a swan or goose which symbolise knowledge. He is the giver of all knowledge. Vishnu The second God of the Trimurti is Vishnu. He is the central and most important god of the trimurti. Vishnu’s main job is sustainer. This means he supports and maintains everything that exists. Vishnu is said to protect the universe from harm. He is pictures as a human body with four arms. He is coloured blue like the sky and the sea (the colour blue symbolises the infinite) and has four arms. He holds a conch shell which symbolises creativity. He holds a sharp-spinning discus-like weapon for the mind. He holds a mace for existence and he holds a lotus flower for truth. Shiva The last God of the Trimurti is Shiva. Shiva’s main job is destroyer. Shiva is said to destroy evil and sins and eventually the universe. Shiva has three eyes. His middle eye sees the truth. From his hair flows the Ganga (The holiest of all rivers in India). From his drum comes the sound ‘Aum’. Aum (pronounced ‘om’) is represented by this symbol and is the note or vibrations of the universe. It is also the symbol of all the gods of Hinduism and is the special work used to start prayers. Finally Shiva’s trident represents the Trimurti (the three gods). .
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