Hinduism

Format

  • Identify god/goddess by image 

  • Multiple choice

  • True/False (if false make true)

  • Two short answers



Be able to define/identify the following ideas or deities




Brahman

  • The all creation, God-head

Darsan

  • To see or be seen by a deity

Brahma

  • Not actively worshipped

  • God of creation

  • Depicted with multiple heads and arms

Vishnu

  • God of preservation

  • Depicted with mace and peacock feather and disc of light

  • Has avatars

Shiva

  • God of destruction

  • Depicted with trident, 3rd eye, long hair

  • Also depicted with son Ganesh and wife Parvati 

Ganesh

  • Protector of all gods

  • Remover of obstacles

  • Depicted with elephant head

Parvati

  • Wife of shiva

  • Goddess of himalayas, love, fertility

  • Depicted with lion

Shiva Linga

  • Represents/form of shiva (in temples)

Avatar

  • Reincarnation of vishnu

Krishna

  • 8th avatar of vishnu

  • God of compassion, tenderness, love

  • Depicted dark blue, flute, peacock feather, cows

Rama

  • 7th avatar of vishnu

  • Represents chivalry, morality, righteousness

  • Depicted as blue, with bow and arrow

Kali

  • Goddess of death, decay, and time

  • Depicted with blue skin, severed head



Hanuman

  • Monkey god, represents bravery, service, devotion, etc

  • Tried to reach for sun, struck by thunderbolt – gave his name

  •  Rama reminded him of powers

Bhagavad Gita

  • Scripture - Book 6 of Mahabharata

  • Pandavas (Arjuna) vs Kauravas 

  • Arjuna is having a crisis looking at the scene around him

  • Krishna tells him his duty is to fight/ fight for everyone’s life (DHARMA)

Karma

  • Cause and effect

  • Positive actions → positive effects in reincarnation (not always next life)

Puja

  • Daily ritual

  • All that is used in puja is on a tray (lamp, ash, fruit, water, incense, flower, bell)

  • All senses are used

  • Treat murtis as guests/humans



Saraswati

  • Goddess of education, culture, knowledge, poetry, etc

  • Brahman created her with a desire for knowledge

  • Connected to saraswati river (dried up/sought after)

  • Depicted with instrument 

Kurma

  • Symbolizes cosmic support, stability, balance

  • associated with the myth of churning of the ocean of milk

  • Depicted in water, blue skin, multiple arms 

Ganges

  • River, said to be sacred

  • People spread cremations/very polluted

Monism

  • Belief that everything is one kind of substance 

Polytheism

  • The belief in multiple gods

Prasad

  • Sacred offerings to a deity

  • Distributed after blessing

Tilaka

  • Mark on forehead

  • Represents what god or goddess you worship

Trimurti

  • Three forms: shiva, vishnu, brahma 

Consort

  • Partner, not married

Shakti

  • Power, energy, force

Shaivas

  • Major hindu tradition

  • Worships shiva as the supreme leader

Vaishnavas

  • Dominion, considers Vishnu as the supreme being leader

Moksha

  • Liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth

Samsara

  • Cycle of reincarnation (birth, death, rebirth)

Dharma

  • Cosmic law underlying right behavior

Murti

  • A statue of a god/goddess (helped with worship)

  • Washed, decorated, given gifts