TEST 3 - God in Hinduism

Lakshmi or Laxmi

Ishvara who gives wealth and prosperity:

False

In Hinduism God incarnates only in human form because man is His prized creation.

Saraswati

Ishvara who gives knowledge and wisdom:

Vedic Sanskrit

The word "Brahman" derived from:

True

Ishvara is sexless. Yet the Hindus can look upon Ishvara as both father and mother.

Meritorious Works

Created beings who have exalted to high position as Devas and Devis, has done so by:

Ishvara

Hindus like to personify various aspects of one and the same ________.

Fish

The first divine incarnation was in the form of a/an:

Created Beings

Devas and Devis are:

innumerable

The Shrimad Bhagavata mentioned the possibility of ______ Divine Incarnations.

True

The Vedas do not speak of Divine Incarnations instead they talk about Rishis or sages.

To die for us

Not a reason why Hindu god incarnates into our world.

Redemption

Which is not one of the functions of Ishvara.

Shri Ramakrishna

19th century saint looked upon God as the Divine Mother, generate great closeness with God.

False

When God incarnates, He does not take upon Himself human limitations, He is all powerful.

Puranic

During the _____________ period the Divine Incarnation was correctly interpreted.

Henotheistic

"Belief in one god without denying the existence of other gods or spirits."

Shri Krishna

Who said: "Do not grieve; for I shall liberate you from all sins."

R'ta

The moral order or basic law, in Sanskrit is called:

True

When God incarnates, He is perfect from His very birth.

Saguna Brahman

The personal god is also known as:

Shiva

When Ishvara destroys, his character (aspect) is better known as:

Limited

When we think of the infinite God with our finite mind, we unknowingly project a:

False

The idea of a Personal God is the ultimate truth about God according to Hinduism.

Maya

By his _____ he has created the world with good and evil in it.

Nirguna Brahman

The impersonal God is also known as:

Human

Our mind can never think of God other than in ______ terms.

To Shine

The Sanskrit word div means:

Hiranyagarbha

One of the greatest of the Devas in Hinduism is:

Brahma

In Hinduism, when Ishvara creates, his character (aspect) is better known as:

False

In Hinduism, all the gods are many, different, individual gods like in Greek mythology.

Div

The word in Sanskrit means "to shine."

Universe

R'ta maintains the regularity and orderliness of everything in this _____.

Nirguna Brahman

Is the state of God when he is neither a male or female, beyond sex.

Divine Incarnation

Avatara in Sanskrit means:

TAT

The Aryans believed in an awesome God called:

Vishnu

When Ishvara preserves, his character (aspect) is better known as:

False

Hindus believe in Evil or Sin as opposed to "ignorance" written in the Bible.

Transcendental

The state of God beyond our time, space or causation:

Reading the vedic hymns

How did Max Muller knew that Hindus are not polytheistic but instead they are henotheistic?

Less complicated

Not a reason why Bible promotes the idea of ONE God?

Brahman

The awesome God portrayed in the Vedic hymns is better known as:

That

The Vedic Sanskrit word "TAT" can be loosely translated in English as:

Pantheism

Hindus can worship a rat or tree because Hinduism shares basic idea with:

Ishvara

The incarnation of Jesus in the Bible can be compared to ________ in Hinduism.

One Moral Standard; One Human Race; Everyone Equal

Why Bible promotes the idea of ONE or oneness of God?

True

When we create idols, we become the keepers of our gods instead of God taking care of us.

We can avoid evil

Why does the Bible make clear distinction between good and evil?

True

When we believe in many different gods, we may have different moral standards.

True

When we label anything as "God," we disrespect God's name and break his Law.

Varna

The Hindu word for caste:

Head

According to Rig Veda, the Brahmins came from which part of the primordial man?

Kshatriya

They are known for working for the government or in politics:

Brahmin

They are the intellectual and are religious members of the society:

Aryans

The caste system was a social order first introduced by the:

Arms

According to Rig Veda, the warriors and kings came from ______ of the primordial man.

Thighs

According to Rig Veda, the businessmen came from ______ of the primordial man.

Theism

This worldview believes total absolutes - meaning no gray areas (lying is always wrong).

General Revelation

The knowledge that comes from God's created works (nature) is known as:

Theism

This worldview believes that once we die, we rest in peace, no reincarnation or rebirths.

Pantheism

This worldview suggests that there is no EVIL but our ignorance is evil.

Robert Frost

"Two roads diverged in the wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by,..." Who wrote this poem?

By Testing

How do we know that our worldview is accurate?

True

Similarity between Henotheism and Polytheism is that both believes in a supernatural realm.

Pantheism

This worldview promotes that we do not need a savior since we are gods and can help ourselves.

Jesus Christ of Nazareth

Identify which is NOT a Transcendental state of God.

Previously a Human; Aryan God

One probably reason why Brahma is depicted with a human skin color:

Pantheism

Naturalist says the material world is as real as it gets, which is the opposite of:

Worldview

We all believe something therefore we all have our own ___________.

Monotheism

Henotheism is a mix between Pantheism and _____________.

Human being

Deva is a lesser god who was __________ in previous life before becoming a Deva.

Iron

We are currently living in which yuga (age) or time?

Rishi

People who taught Hindu beliefs and had special spiritual powers were known as:

False

Because Jesus was bound by R'ta, He can forgive sins, do miracles, raise people from dead.

True

According to Hinduism, Personal God means - you can personalize the God in any way you want.

Through Jesus

YHWH is impersonal, he is not knowable and yet how are we able to know God's true character?

Jesus

Identify the Ishvara in the Bible:

True

When we create idols, we give chance for people to disrespect, humiliate, trample our gods.

Theis

"Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his." Psalms 100:3. David was a:

Max Muller

German ideologist who believed Hindus are not Polytheistic: