Living Religions Hinduism Quiz

Bhakti

devotion

Dharma

internal duty, what you are supposed to do

Kama

pleasure

artha

outward manifestation/role in society

moksha

liberation/enlightenment, transcending samsara

Karma

actions/thoughts affect rebirth/next life

Samsara

cycle of death/rebirth

atman

the soul

satchitananda

consciousness/bliss

om or aum

first sound of universe, sound that was made

nada brahma

sound of god

renunciation

of ego, of physical world, focus on next world

asceticism

less than five possessions

brahman

cosmic reality, god, monism/one

brahma

4 faced creator god, sits in lotus flower

brahmin

priest, highest varna/caste

shiva, Brahma, Vishnu

sacred trinity: destroyer, creator, preserver

indra, story of karma and humility

the god Indra became intensely arrogant and forced the divine architect to build an endlessly expanding, impossibly grand palace.

The Revelation: Lord Vishnu visited disguised as a boy and pointed out a marching line of ants on the palace floor, revealing that every single ant was a former Indra who had fallen from grace due to pride.

The Lesson: Completely humbled, Indra abandoned his ego and learned to perform his duties with detachment, realizing that all beings are bound by the cyclical wheel of karma and time.

lakshmi

wife of vishnu, goddess of prosperity, wealth, beauty

Asanas

poses in yoga

savasana

liminality, corpse pose, transitional transformation

Prana/Pranayama

breathing/breath control

7 chakras

Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, Crown

lower v upper chakra

Human consciousness (closer to god) versus animal based chakras)

Why the heart is in the middle -bridge between the physical body and the spiritual realm

tat tvam asi

thou are that, you are that