hinduism

Hinduism is the world's _ largest religion

What are the other 2 large religions?

Third

Christianity Islam

About how many Hindus are in the world

1.2 billion

T/f just like Buddhism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity; Hinduism looks back to a human founder

False- does not

T/f Hinduism does not have a central religious organization or holy place

True

Hinduism started in the Indus River valley which is modern day

Pakistan

Which river runs from the Himalaya mountains in southwest China down through the northwestern corner of India and down through the center of Pakistan out to the Arabian Sea

Indus

The word Hindu is a Persian word that means

The people and culture of the Indus River region

The people of the Hindu culture were not concerned about chronology or dating, so there is a lack of what kind of reliable data

Historical data

In the west many people practice _ or Eastern _

Yoga

meditation

The People (in the west) believe in:

reincarnation

That all _ lead to God

That man is basically _ and full of unlimited _

That contradicting truth claims can all be true for different individuals

That harming or killing all living creatures is _

And that they are _ with God

Many of these beliefs and practices found their way into the West as a result of the spread of _.

paths

good, potential

wrong

one

Hinduism

When was Hinduism widely introduced to thousands of young people in the USA, England, and Europe

1960s

In the '60s what group was influenced by a Hindu spiritual guru named maharishi mehesh Yogi

This group became one of hindu's most famous spokespersons

The Beatles

In the late '60s The Beatles went to India and spent time with Maharishi. After that, there was a surge of interest in the west in _, _, and Eastern _.

meditation

yoga

philosophy

Bookstores carry books on yoga, meditation, and other hinduistic themes

There is a prominent author in America who is of Hindu origin named _ _

This man is a doctor, counselor, spiritual counselor to movie stars, a number one selling author in America

Time magazine said he was one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the last century

Some of his books include: the seven spiritual laws of success, a practical guide to the fulfillment of your dreams, and how to know God

Deepak Chopra

T/f Hindus have sacred writing that they look to for guidance

True

What are the three most authoritative scriptures

Vedas

Mahabharata

Bhagavad-Gita

What does the word Veda mean

Knowledge or wisdom

The Vedas were composed over how many years?

These are considered by Hindus to be divinely _

The author end dates of the vitas are unknown

Avitas are mostly a collection of ritualistic _ to various Hindu _

1,000

Inspired

hymns

gods

What does the mahabharata mean

The great epic of India

The mahabharata was written over how many years

How many verses does it have approximately

And it is the longest _ ever written

800

100,000

Poem

The mahabharata Is more than double the size of the _

Within this work is the most sacred and popular of all Hindu texts- the Bhagavad-Gita

Bible

What does the bahagavad-Gita mean

The Lord's song

The Bhagavad-Gita is what kind of literature

A poem

The Bhagavad-Gita Is a dialogue between a warrior Prince (_) and his friend _ who Is an incarnation of the god _

This poem was added to the Mahabharata sometime in the _ century ad

How many verses does this scripture have

How many chapters does the scripture have

Arjuna, Krishna

Krishna

Vishnu

1st

700

18

Why is the bahagavad-Gita popular?

Why is the with highest goal in Hinduism?

Instructions on how a Hindu can reach their highest goal

Moksha

There's a wide range of diverse beliefs in Hinduism and even different sects

Typically most Hindus hold to how many main beliefs

5

What are the five main beliefs

1. Belief in Brahman

2. Man is one with God

3. Humanity's primary problem is ignorance

4. We are reaping in this lifetime the consequences of the actions we have committed in previous lifetimes

5. The goal of existence is escaping the cycle of life, death and rebirth

Brahman is the name of _ or the supreme deity talked about in the _

Hand is believe that the entire universe and all that is in it is one divine entity called _

god

Vedas

Brahman

According to Hindus, what alone is all that exists

Everything else outside of this is an _ or what the Hindus call _

Brahman

illusion

Maya

What religion is Hinduism categorized into

Pantheistic (pantheism)

What four religions believe in monotheism

Monotheism is the belief in one God

Judaism Christianity Islam baha'i

which religions believe in Polytheism or the belief in many gods

Mormonism, the Messianic Lodge, many of the world's primitive religions

In pantheism, the word pan means_

The word theos means _

Everything

God

Pantheistic religions say that all is God and God is all

God did not create the world. _ _ _ _ along with everything in it

Some other pantheistic religions are: the New age movement, Christian science, Scientology, Wicca

God is the world

T/f Brahman is described as impersonal, indefinable, and indescribable

True

To the Hindu, ramen is beyond all distinctions

A Hindu cannot describe Brahman as loving, merciful, just, caring, or mighty because brahman is beyond all personal and moral descriptions

Nothing can be truly said or thought of Brahman

Info

Hinduism here's to the few that there is only one supreme god called _

Hinduism acknowledges and permits the worship of 330 million lesser gods called _

Brahman

Avatars

What does Avatar mean

Descent

Hinders believe that avatars are manifestations or incarnations of Brahman

Which to deities have risen to the top in popularity?

• Most Hindus worship one of these two deities

Siva

Vishnu (Visnu)

Hindus believe that we are an extension of Brahman and that we are one with him

Hinduism teaches that we are God

This logically follows from its pantheistic teachings

If all is God (Brahman); then _ is God

Mankind

Deepak Chopra said in his book The seven spiritual loss of success

“ We remain unfulfilled unless we nurture the seeds of Divinity inside us

In reality, we are Divinity in disguise

And the gods and goddesses in embryo that are contained within us seek to be fully materialized”

Info

Hinduism teaches that Just as the air inside an open jar is identical to the air surrounding the jar. So to our essence is identical to that of the essence of Brahman

They say that just like a drop in the ocean is exactly like that which makes up the whole ocean. So we are a part of Brahman

Info

The end of you that madness God is self-defeating

According to Hinduism: Brahman is absolutely changeless

Hinduism asserts that we are one with Brahman

Hinduism teaches that man must become enlightened to this reality

In other words, Hinduism says that we must go through the process of change

A troubling question for Hindu is: if humanity must go through a process of change in order to become aware of the fact that we are God, how then can we be God when God does not change

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Hindus say that humanity's primary problem is

Ignorance

Hinduism teaches that humanity's main problem is the mistaken belief that we are _ and not one with the ultimate Divine reality- Brahman

Ignorance regarding this oneness gives raise to our bad actions which results in bad karma which in turn traps us in a suppose cycle of Life, death and rebirth

Individuals

Hindu teaches that all humanity is on an ever-revolving wheel or cycle of life, death, and reincarnation or rebirth

This cycle of life, death and rebirth is called _

Samsara

Man is stuck in this wheel/ this cycle because ignorance of our Divinity leads us to bad actions that lead us to bad karma

Info

Karma refers to the unalterable consequences that are attached to every thought and action

They teach that everything a person does results in certain unalterable consequences

If you do good deeds, the law of karma will ensure you reap good

If you do bad deeds, the law of karma will ensure you reap bad

Info

It is a person's bad karma that keeps him or her stuck in the cycle of life, death, and rebirth

The person has to finish working off the consequences he earned because of his bad deeds (this is through suffering And the consequence of bad karma)

It is impossible that all of one's karma or consequences be experienced in one lifetime

The Hindu scriptures teach that after death individual souls will be reborn or reincarnated into another body- human or otherwise

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For the Hindu, a person's actions in this life determine the kind of body into which they will be reincarnated in the next lifetime

It could be an insect, animal, or a human

Every person is wholly responsible for his or her present condition and will have exactly the future they are now creating

This world view which says that a person's present suffering is because of bad karma accumulated in past lives has led to horrible living conditions in many parts of India

India is where Hinduism is so prevalent

There are thousands of poor comic, rippled, mange, homeless, and starving people lining the streets

This has to do with their belief in karma. Hindus believe that everything that comes one was way is exactly what a person deserves

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India is where Hinduism is so prevalent

There are thousands of poor comic, rippled, mange, homeless, and starving people lining the streets

This has to do with their belief in karma. Hindus believe that everything that comes one was way is exactly what a person deserves

Hindus believe that if they were to help the suffering with a blanket or meal, then they would only be prolonging the suffering of that person who must work off their karma that put them into that place to begin with

Hindus believe it would be cruel to help the suffering

And due to their cruelty they would increase their own bad karma

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The highest gone Hinduism is to break free from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth (samsara)

This breaking Free is something Hindus called _

Moksha means _

moksha

liberation

To achieve moksha is to finally experience liberation from the karma that is capped of one in the cycle of samsara

The person who breaks free from the cycle becomes free from his earthly existence and free from pain and suffering

According to Hindus, the person who's liberated finally achieves the highest state of existence: absorption into Brahman

And Hinduism there is no heaven

A Hindu skull is to lose their identity and be absorbed in the universal oneness (Brahman)

Info

What are the three ways a Hindu can achieve moksha or liberation according to the bahagavad Gita

1. The way of works

2. The way of devotion

3. The way of knowledge

Which way to moksha is a very popular way

They lay emphasis on the idea that moksha may be obtained by fulfilling specific social and religious obligations

Once that happens, the Hindu reaches moksha and will be liberated from samsara upon death

The way of works

What type of mocha is the most popular way among Hindus

It satisfies the longing for more educational and personal approach to religion

In this way, the Hindu surrenders to one of the many personal gods or goddesses called avatars

Such devotion is expressed through acts of worship at the temple, in the home, through participation in the many festivals in honor of such gods, and through pilgrimages to one of the numerous holy sites in India

In this way the focus is on obtaining the mercy and help of a God and finding relief from samsara

The way of devotion

Which way of moksha is liberation that is open to men only

They achieve moksha through attaining, a state of consciousness in which he finally realizes his identity with Brahman

This is achieved through deep meditation, often as part of the discipline of yoga

The way of knowledge

What is the goal of life according to Hinduism

Moksha: escaping the cycle of life

What is the goal of life according to the Bible

To be reconciled to God, to know God, and glorify God as he makes us more like Jesus on our journey to heaven