Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Practices - Approaching deity — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Practices - Approaching deity explained
Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Practices - Approaching deity covers 10 specification points, including Havan or homa; Puja; Meditation; Japa; Bhajan… and Temples; Shrines; Sites of pilgrimage;….
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- Different Hindu understandings of the role, forms and importance of the following types of worship: Havan or homa; Puja; Meditation; Japa; Bhajan or kirtan; Darshan
- The nature and importance of sacred places and spaces for Hindu worship: Temples; Shrines; Sites of pilgrimage; Outdoors; Hills and rivers
- The role and importance of holy people, including gurus and sadhus/sadhvis
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- The role and importance of sacred plants and animals
- The purpose and practice of pilgrimage
- Sites of pilgrimage, including varansi and the river Ganges, and the purpose of pilgrimage to different sites
- The significance of pilgrimage and practices for Hindus, and their relationship to the different yogas
- The importance of darshan and the different forms it can take in relation to murti, holy people and sites of holy places
- Common and divergent emphases given to the sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindi groups
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups