Snakes Ladders This game was invented by Hindus

Snakes & Ladders This game was invented by Hindus to teach their children how to reach Moksha. Can you guess how ?

Achieving Moksha: Snakes & Ladders To reflect on how good karma and bad karma bring closer to, or further away from, Moksha Key Word test: write the definition The soul, an indestructible part of Brahman The atman becomes reborn into a new life form Re-incarnation Atman Universal spirit A different form of a Brahman present in Avatar particular god everything from re. Karma Good or bad Actions, Moksha Freedom birth which have consequences

Snakes and Ladders Check the meaning of these with your partner. Which of these KARMAS are BAD (snakes) and which are GOOD (ladders) ? 1. Truthfulness 2. Theft 3. Praying 4. Sharing 5. Vulgarity 6. Debt 7. Greed 8. Helping someone 9. Thoughtfulness 10. Lust

1. SNAKES: Write in the bad karmas (below) in their boxes. Add in 3 more of your own. Then draw a snake’s tail going DOWN to a square of your choosing. Make the length of the snake reflect the badness of the action. 2. LADDERS: Now look back at your notes about the 4 paths to reach moksha. From your notes, add 8 things you do (2 for each of the 4 paths) that would help you reach Moksha. Eg path of devotion – you would PRAY. Make the length of the ladder reflect the goodness of the action. Snakes are found at the following squares. BAD KARMA 41 is for Disobedience 44 for Arrogance 49 for Vulgarity 58 for Lying 62 for Drunkenness 69 for Debt 84 for Anger 92 for Greed 99 for Lust 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 drunke nness 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 **When you have finished, colour / shade in the squares which have a snake’s heads in them or a ladder bottom. Wrtie BIRTH in No 1 and MOKSHA in No 100. Write a set of instructions for how to play the game.

3 things that. . • Bring you closer to Moksha • Bring you further away from Moksha