Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Beliefs and teachings - The nature of reality — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Beliefs and teachings - The nature of reality explained
Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Beliefs and teachings - The nature of reality covers 12 specification points, including Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras and The concept of Loka (world/realm/space) and….
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- The meanings of the terms: Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras
- The concept of Loka (world/realm/space) and the ways the Lokas are divided
- The heavenly realms of the Tri-Murti: Brahma-Loka, Shiva-Loka and Vishnu-Loka/Vaikuntha
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- The inhabitants of the different realms, including the belief that people are born into different realms as a result of karma
- The nature of the material world
- The meaning of prakriti, purusha and the trigunas
- The role and relationship of prakritim purusha and the trigunas in the creation and constitution of the material world
- The cycle of creation and destruction as it applies to the universe, including the roles of the Trimurti and the Mahayuga
- Common and divergent teachings and beliefs about worlds and their diverse inhabitants, including Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras
- The nature of reality, including the way gunas interact to determine the nature of things
- Common and divergent understandings of cosmology and creation by different Hindu groups, including: the cyclical universe, trimurti, aum and mahayuga; the relationship between the material world and the concept of Maya
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups