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3.1 Fundamental Principles
Hindu Religious Education · Grade 7 · 14 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Meaning of Dharma and Dharmic Siddhant
- Principles of Dharma in the four faiths
- Pranidaya (compassion) in Sanatan/Vedic dharma
- Purusharth (hard work) in Sanatan/Vedic dharma
- Jain Ahimsa (non-violence) and Asteya (non-stealing)
- Sikh Daya (compassion) and Nimrata (humility)
- Buddhist ethical principles of karuna and sila
- Practising the Principles of Dharma for a balanced life in Kenya
What you will be able to do
- describe the four selected fundamental Principles of Dharma for knowledge in the four faiths
- examine the Scriptural stories based on the four selected Principles of Dharma for social cohesion
- practice the Principles of Dharma for spiritual nourishment
- appreciate the Principles of Dharma for a balanced life
Key questions
“Why is it important to learn the principles of Dharma?”
“How can the Principles of Dharma be practised in our daily lives?”
Lessons
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What Dharma is, and why it has principles
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDharma as righteous living, Dharmic Siddhant as guiding principles, and why Grade 7 learns selected principles of the four faiths.
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Principles of Dharma in the four faiths
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizHow Sanatan, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh paths name dharma, and how to distinguish overlapping words such as compassion.
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Pranidaya: compassion for living beings
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizMeaning of prani-daya in Sanatan/Vedic dharma, and the received story of King Shibi as a scriptural picture of costly compassion.
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Pranidaya on Kenyan roads and wards
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPractising compassion for road-crash survivors, the injured and animals, as the design asks, without filming harm or playing doctor.
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Purusharth: hard work as dharma
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPurusharth as honest human effort in Sanatan/Vedic dharma, related to but not the same as greedy wealth, with Bhagavad Gita 2.47 on action without clinging.
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Honest labour: Bhai Lalo and kirat
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizThe Sikh sakhi of Bhai Lalo and Malik Bhago as a story of honest work versus a feast from cruelty, meeting Sanatan purusharth without merging books.
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Jain Ahimsa: non-violence as a vow
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizAhimsa as the first Jain principle listed: non-harm in thought, word and deed, with Neminath recalled and careful daily practice in Kenya.
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Jain Asteya: not taking what is not given
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizAsteya as the second listed Jain principle: non-stealing of money, work, time, data and ideas, practised in Kenyan shops and exams.
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Living Ahimsa and Asteya together
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizExamining Jain scriptural pictures of non-violence and non-stealing together for social cohesion, then dramatising one Kenyan scene.
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Sikh Daya: compassion as the parent of dharam
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDaya in Sikh dharam, the received Japji line that dharam is the child of compassion, langar and seva, and Kenyan practice without show.
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Sikh Nimrata: humility
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizNimrata as humility in Sikh dharam, Guru Nanak among the lowly, and Chhajumal recalled so compassion does not become pride.
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Buddhist karuna and sila as principles
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizKaruna (compassion) and sila (ethical precepts) as Buddhist dharma principles, with the five precepts named; daily liturgy waits for strand 4.1.
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Practising the principles: games and community
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCreating a simple game on the principles and planning safe community acts: shelter, elderly, orphanage, worship visit, as the design asks.
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Appreciating Dharma for a balanced life
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDrawing the selected principles into a cycle of learn, see, practise, nourish and balance so work, compassion and humility hold together in Kenya.