RELG Test 2 Jainism - Sikhism

What religious figure of India was roughly a contemporary figure of Mahavira?

The Buddha (Sidhartha)

Q: What is the name of the idea in Jainism that emphasizes non-harm and nonviolence?

Ahimsa

Q: For Jains, what is matter without soul or life called?

Jiva (Life Force), Ajiva (matter)

Q: What do Jains believe about the flesh and the soul?

Flesh is evil and must be tormented so the soul can be released

Mahavira and the other figures associated with the establishment of Jainism are called Tirthankaras, what does this mean?

Crossing builders or bridge builders

Q: What is the Jain attitude about extreme austerities?

Need to do them

What is the main Jain Doctrine of ahimsa and how is it reflected in their diet?

ahimsa means no violence vegetarians and vegans (shouldnt harm anything)

Q: What is the Svetambara?

Largest Sect of Jainism (wear white clothes)

Q: What do Jains believe about prayer and worship of God or gods?

worthless not necessary

What is the name for the "Crossing Builders" or "Bridge Builders" in Jainism, the twenty-four ideal human beings of the past including Mahavira?

Tirthankaras

Q: What does the word "Sikh" mean literally?

student, disciple

Q: What is the general content of the Adi Granth?

holy book, current guru. contains hymns and poems

Q: In the mid-1980s, what important event happening at the golden temple in Amristar as depicted in the documentary shown in class?

It was attached and partially destroyed in operation blue star

Q: What do Sikhs call the temples where they congregate?

Gurdwaras (door/gateway to guru)

Q: Who is the founder of Sikhism?

Guru Nanak

Q: In what area of India did Sikhism originate?

Punjab

Q: Who was Nanak and what was his revelation?

Guru: there is no hindu; there is no muslim

Q: What do Sikhs believe about the spirit of Nanak and later gurus?

A: They believe the same divine spirit passed through the ten Sikh Gurus.

Q: What did Gobind Singh establish?

The singhs or the “lions”

Q: What do Sikhs think of the notion of karma?

Sikhs believe that human beings spend their life in a cycle of birth, life & rebirth. Quality of each particular life depends on law of karma.

Q: What do Jains or Sikhs believe about the cycles of life, happiness, and sadness?

They believe life involves long cycles of birth, death, and rebirth influenced by karma, which brings happiness or suffering depending on one’s actions.