World Religions Ch. 4 Test

In the first section of the Bhagavad Gita, this young warrior thinks about war and particularly interfamily war.

Arjuna

What religion arose from Hinduism?

Jainism

The Bhagavad Gita is an Epic poem about?

a great battle

Early Indian society developed into 3 basic classes called what

varnas

In the Vedic traditions of sacrificial offerings, only kings could sacrifice this animal

horses

Which book of the Vedas contains a Collection of rites and material to be recited during sacrifices to the gods.

Yajur-Veda

Which sacred book contains verses and hymns that are recited by priests during sacrifices.

Sama-Veda

Which god was the object of most hymns in Vedic literature?

Indra

God of fire, priests and the priests of gods

Agni

Assumption os the Upanishads is that there is but one true reality in the universe called

Brahman

The belief that every action and every thought have consequences is

karma

The Goal of most indian religions is the release from the cycle of death and rebirth which is called

moksha

Jainism and Buddhism reject the vedic system of

sacrifices

The emergence of this religion in the 15th century represented an attempt at reconciliation between Islam and Hinduism.

Sikhism

Epic poem about a great battle

Bhagavad Gita

The love of this couple is the central theme of the Ramayana, the second of the great Indian epic poems.

Vishnu and Lakshmi

Term for the religion of the classical era of Hinduism in India.

Brahminism

This god, one & undivided, is the ultimate reality at the core of Hindu thought; the creator

Brahman

The destroyer, god of death, destruction and disease.

Shiva

The act of worshiping the gods is known as

Puja

This philosopher is known as the developer of the Advaita Vendata System and is firecly opposed to Buddhism

Shankara

William Carey, a 19th century, this British missionary, objected to the practice of surviving Indian widows dying on their dead husbands funeral pyres called

suttee

Follower and non-dualistic Vedanta and a priest of Kali and Calcutta, is known as perhaps the greatest religious reformer of the 19th century

Sri Ramakrishna

This branch of Vedanta, developed in the ninth century, means "non-dual" and indicates a monistic viewpoint.

Advaita Vedanta

The Caste System

has its roots in the Bhagavad-Gita

Most popular Hindu festival, dedicated to Krishna to welcome spring

Holi

American Hindu temples differ from those in India because they are dedicated to the worship of...

many gods

What is an issue in Hinduism that it shares with most other religions today?

modernity

What is one reason Hindus make a pilgrimage to the Ganges River

to fulfill their vows