Each of these early communities was made up of dedicated followers of the founder. They were attracted by his inspiring vision.
This inspiring vision is what encouraged those followers to continue the founder’s work even after his death.
REMEMBER! An inspiring vision is the message of hope for a better life that the founder gives to his followers.
ACTIvITIES
1. Say what it means! (a) A founder is _________________________________________________ . (b) An inspiring vision is ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
2. Crossword
Across 2. You write it for others to read it. 3. It is a passing thing. 5. You can view it in an art gallery.
7. The group of holy men who spread Hinduism across the Indian subcontinent.
8. He founded Christianity (2 words: 5, 5).
9. Prophet _____________ founded Islam.
10. You compose it. People listen to it.
11. He founded Sikhism (2 words: 4, 5).
Down
1. You can watch it in a cinema. 4. He founded Judaism. 6. Siddhartha __________ founded Buddhism.
3. Think about it!
(a) Name one famous person living today who you think will still be remembered by people a hundred years from now.
(b) Why do you think that he/she will still be remembered a century from now? 42 9 11 8 10 5 6 2 1
Not every religion can trace its origins back to one historical figure. Despite years of searching, historians have been unable to discover any single founding figure for Hinduism. It is now thought that a group of rishis (i.e. holy men) were responsible for spreading Hindu beliefs across the Indian subcontinent 4,000 years ago.
