Module 1 contains the following content- all original by author or contained in the Lumen textbook.

Textbook reading: Section 2: Hinduism: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldreligion/chapter/hinduism-introduction/

Section 3: Jainism: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldreligion/chapter/jainism-introduction/

Caste and Reincarnation: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/worldreligionsupplemental/chapter/caste-and-reincarnation/

Discussion for Module #1

For this discussion forum you will have to discuss the reading selection lined above: “Krishna and Arjuna speak of war in the Bhagavad Gita.”

For this discussion forum only use quotes and examples from the linked reading.  Don’t use the Pecorino or McLean readings.

For this discussion, please answer the following question: “This reading features a Hindu deity, Krishna, talking to a member of the Kshatriya caste, Arjuna.  According to Krishna, what is the duty of the Kshatriya?  More importantly, what function do you think this duty served in Hindu society?  Also, what is your opinion on the Hindu view of life and death presented in this reading?”

You must submit a post answering this question.  You can answer all the questions above or just focus on one aspect of the reading.  But you must use quotes from the reading to illustrate your answer.  Your first post must be at least 200 words long.

You will not be able to see other student’s posts until you submit your own.  After you submit your own post you are required to respond to at least one other student.  In this response you should either agree or disagree with the post you are replying to.  You should provide quotes from the reading that were not used in the post you are replying to to either back up that student’s point or disagree with them.  Replies to other students must be at least 100 words long.

HU 172 Discussion prompts by John McLean are licensed under CC-BY 4.0