Year 2/3 RE
Autumn Term 1 2021/22
How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything?
Knowledge
Everyone has many different roles and we mean different things to
different people.
In our different roles, we demonstrate different characteristics and
qualities.
Hindus believe in one god, Brahman.
Brahman has many aspects and takes on many forms.
Brahman has three main forms, the Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Brahma is the creator. Vishnu is the preserver/protector. Shiva is the
destroyer.
Each Hindu god is a form of Brahman.
Each Hindu god has different characteristics and qualities.
Hindus pray to different gods for different reasons.
Vocabulary
Aspect = a particular side or view of something or someone
Brahma = one of the three main forms of the Hindu god Brahman, known as the creator
Brahman = the one Hindu god with many different forms
characteristic = a particular feature of someone’s personality that helps to define what they
are like and make them individual
Ganesha = one of the many Hindu gods that are forms of Brahman, prayed to for success
Hanuman = one of the many Hindu gods that are forms of Brahman, prayed to for courage
and strength
Hindu = someone who follows the religion of Hinduism
Hinduism = the third-largest religion in the world, based on the belief in one god (Brahman)
with many forms
Krishna = one of the many Hindu gods that are forms of Brahman, prayed to for protection
and love
Lakshmi = one of the many Hindu gods that are forms of Brahman, prayed to for good
fortune and power
quality = a particular feature of someone’s personality that helps to define what they are
like and make them individual
Rama = one of the many Hindu gods that are forms of Brahman, prayed to for peace and
goodness
role = someone’s job, what they do or are expected to do
Saraswati = one of the many Hindu gods that are forms of Brahman, prayed to for
knowledge and wisdom
Shiva = one of the three main forms of the Hindu god Brahman, known as the destroyer
Trimurti = the name given to the three main forms of the Hindu god Brahman
Vishnu = one of the three main forms of the Hindu god Brahman, known as the
preserver/protector
