Mr. Powers- Chapter 3: Hinduism (Made by Ryan McCarthy)

Hinduism's closest equivalent to the western term religion is

Dharma

the wheel of rebirth

Samsara

Hinduism's most popular text

Bhagavad

Ancient philosophical texts that form the basis of Hindu doctrine are ________________

Upanishads

Moral law of cause and effect is called ________________

Karma

Spiritual impurity due to actions keeps us bound to this world

Karma

Ethical duty based on the divine order or reality is called __________

Dharma

An incarnation, of a deity who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose

Avatar

A trance-like state in which consciousness is lost and the mind is absorbed into reality

Samadhi

Hinduism's earliest sacred text

Rig Veda

The lowest caste, made upon servants and laborers

Shudra

The Hindu term for liberation

Moksha

The eternal self

Atman

Cosmic illusion

Maya

The traditional practice of burning a widow on her husbands funeral pyre, outlawed since 1829

Sati

The highest of the four castes, made up of priests

Brahmin

T/F Hindus consider the Ganges River sacred enough to purify all sins

True

T/F Hinduism has given birth to many religions (Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism)

True

T/F Dharma has much in common with the Christian ethical principle of unconditional love

True

T/F Hindus believe that a person dies only once before moksha is achieved

False

T/F ___________ is the founder of Hinduism

False (NO FOUNDER)

T/F Today, Hindus teach that Brahman is Atman

True

T/F Karma is delivered by Hindu deities to reward good behavior and to punish bad behavior

False

T/F Hindus could worship 330 million or more separate gods and goddesses

True

T/F Millions of Hindus still worship Brahma

False

T/F In Samadhi the knower becomes that which is known

True

T/F Hinduism's three paths to moksha are mutual exclusive, one can follow only one path at a time

False

T/F One can only know Brahman personally, and can easily perceive him

False

T/F The Bhagavad Gita is a small section of the pic poem Mahabharata

True

Which school best matches: Teaches that the world and all finite beings within it are of maya

Vedanta

Which school defines: Most faithful to the predominant monism of Hinduism and pursues knowledge

Vedanta

Which path best fits: Worshipping at a temple or household shrine

Bhakti Marga

Which oath best matches: Helping out at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen

Karma Marga

Which path best matches: The path advocated by Mahatma Ghandi and marked by unselfishness

Karma Marga

Which path matches: Meditating and studying

Jnana Marga

Which path best matches: The predominant path a yogi would follow

Juana Marga

Which path matches: "The path that the Bhagavad gita is most closely associated with

Karma Marga

Best match to: in its most famous version, sets forth eight steps that culminate in samadhi

Yoga

Which school best matches: Emphasizes physical and psychological practices

Yoga

Which of the following occured in 1948

Mahatma Ghandi was assassinated

Brahman is the

Eternal essence of reality and source of the universe

One of the most frequently cited passages in Hindu literature is

"That art thou"

The group of people whom Mahatma Ghandi renamed Harijan, "Gods children"

The Untouchables

The doctrine of monism holds that

All reality is ultimately one

Which of these Hindu gods is known for destruction and is worshipped by millions

Shiva

Which of the following occured in 1949

The Indian government forbade discrimination on outcastes

Krishna compares reincarnated to

Getting undress and putting on a new set of clothes

What school matches: Most notable advocate was medieval philosopher Shankara

Vedanta

Hindu worship includes

all of the above

A persons particular dharma is determines by his or her?

Gender, Caste and stage of life (all of the above)

A wandering ascetic who had advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life is called a

Sannyasin

Which of the following concepts is not one of Hinduism's four goals of life

Maya

epic poem in the Mahabharata

Bhagavad Gita

harijan

god's children

3 Avatars of Vishnu (Out of 10)

Brama

Khali

krishna

Brahmin

priests

Kshatriya

warriors and administrators

Vaishya

producers: farmers, merchants, artisans

Shudra

servants or laborers

text to be remembered

smriti

Which one’s physical and psychological practices

Yoga

Which focuses on matter and infinite number of eternal selves

Sankhya

What is the most faithful to monism

Vedanta

Which one focuses that all living beings have maya (cosmic illusion)

Vedanta

Which one focuses on trance-like state defined as samadhi

Yoga

This school of philosophy was promoted by the philosopher Shankara

Vedanta

This school of philosophy defines the basic beliefs that we find in Jainism

Sankhya