Not Nearly Everything About Hinduism

A very brief overview of Hinduism, only going slightly in-depth. (Gods, stories, etc.)

When we achieve moksha we are reunited with…

Brahman

What is the god of creation called?

Brahma

Who was the indian independence leader who used nonviolence to resist foreign control?

Mohandas Ghandi

Samsara means this.

Cycle of Rebirth

What is the social class system in India practiced mostly by Hindus?

Caste System

Which word describes the belief that all actions have an equal consequence?

karma

Ritual offering and prayers to the gods.

Puja

Who did india become independent from in 1947?

Great Britain

He was the leader of the monkey army who helped Rama in his fight against Ravana.

hanuman

An incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity (generally Vishnu), who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose.

Avatar

Who is the deity that Hindus might pray to at the start of a new challenge to help remove obstacles?

Ganesha

Which of the following is not associated with the teachings of Hinduism?

Nirvana

What is the ancient language of India?

Sanskrit

Sita was…

…kidnapped by Ravana.

What is dharma?

Your role or life in society

Arjuna was a…

…warrior.

In hinduism, the god of preservation is called

Vishnu

Which word means the rebirth of a soul in anew body?

reincarnation

What river is considered as Hinduism's most holy river?

The Ganges

The final goal for hindus is the liberation from reincarnation. Which word describes this?

Moksha

Name for the ancient Hindu scriptures originally written in Sanskrit

Vedas

What word describes belief in multiple gods?

Polytheism

The priests were part of which caste?

Brahmans

Krishna was born…

…in prison.

The principle of nonviolent protest used by Ghandi to help India win independance from Great Britain was called

ahimsa

What is the name for the energy that sustains the universe, the supreme prescence in Hinduism?

Brahman

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

Nobody

When a character in a Hindu story appears in this color, it represents divinity.

Blue

The lowest rung of the caste system (garbage collectors, street cleaners) are called…

…untouchables.

The personal, individual spirit or soul in Hinduism

Atman

Diwali celebrates…

…the victory of light over darkness. Celebrated in november.

The divine power that creates the illusion of reality.

Maya

The foundational Hindu text.

Rig Veda

Passive political resistance

Saytagraha

The Fourth Veda, contains rituals.

Atharva Veda

A person who has renounced worldly life to focus on spirituality.

Sannyasin

The unification of meditation and physical activity to achieve inner peace.

Yoga

An epic poem detailing the Kurukshetra War.

Mahabharata

A spiritual teacher.

guru

This person's wife was kidnapped by a demon, and their name is also the name of a Hindu text.

Ramayana

Karma

The belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.

Krishna

A god associated with divine playfulness; a form of Vishnu

Transmigration of souls

souls of the dead purified and then reborn in another form

Avatar

A representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form.

Shiva

A Hindu god considered the destroyer of the world.

Murti

an image or statue of a Hindu god in which the god is thought to actually be present

Banaras

Hindu's Holy City

Smiriti

the "remembered scriptures of Hinduism; less authoritative than revealed scriptures. Includes Mahabharata & Ramayana

Shruti

A canon of Hindu scripture, it is from a word that means "what is heard"

Stage one of hindu men

Student

Stage two of hindu men

householder

Stage three of hindu men

forest retirement

Stage four of hindu men

Ascetic (holy man)

Arjuna's Dilemma

Arjuna knows he should fight to defend his fellow Pandavas, but he doesn't want to fight because he has many friends and relatives on the Kaurava side.

What is grace as opposed to karma?

Grace is blessing from God, even when we don't deserve it.