HRT3M: Hinduism || 100% Correct.
What is Ahimsa? correct answers Non-violence
Atman correct answers Human soul or spirit
Part of our innermost self that is identical to Brahman
A Hindu's life goal is to reunite the atman with Brahman
God exists as in each person as Atman (Divine soul in everyone)
Avatar correct answers Incarnation
Brahman correct answers An entity without form and quality (The Supreme Being)
The soul of the universe from which all existing things arise and into which they all return
Who are the Sudras? correct answers Labouring class, who serves the other three classes.
- Not allowed to study Vedas or study the sacred chants
- Cannot eat in the company of other castes or marry their women
Who are the Vaisyas? correct answers Merchant class and peasant classes who are expected to
tend cattle, offer sacrifices, study the Vedas, trade, lend money and farm the land.
- Right to practice Vedic rituals but not allowed to marry women
Who are the Kshatriyas? correct answers - Warrior class who are commanded to protect the
people
- Give gifts to the Brahmin, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, study the Vedas and dispence
justice
Who are the Brahmin? correct answers Priestly class who are entitled to study the Vedas
Closest to Brahman
Show excellent behavior and spend their lives in pursuit of knowledge and preservation
What does Dharma mean? correct answers Righteousness, Duty, That which upholds
What are Gurus? correct answers Enlightened men who are teachers of the religion
What are the four groups in the Caste system? correct answers a. Untouchables
b. Sudras
c. Vaishyas
d. Kshatriyas
e. Brahmins
Who were the untouchables? correct answers People who were left to the outsides of society to
do the "unclean" work.
eg. Scavengers, Leather workers, garbage collectors
The Hindu Trinity correct answers The most prevalent manifestations of Brahman
, Often depicted together as one concept
They each have a female counterpart
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma
What is karma? correct answers The law of cause and effect
How someone is reborn is determined by the law of karma
Whatever one does in a life affects what one will be in the next
Maya correct answers Everything is temporary and illusionary
Namaste correct answers A greeting used.
"The light in me is the light I see in you"
We are all equal
What does Polytheistic mean? Monotheistic? correct answers Polytheistic: Means worship of
multiple gods and goddesses
Monotheistic: One supreme God only
What is Puja? correct answers Home worship
Offerings made to deities
Includes flowers, fruits, incense sticks, water, milk clarified
Traditional puja involves 16 steps
Lamps waved around (Known as Aratis)
Assembled according to Vedic guidelines
Blessed by a priest (Brahmin)
Mantras are chanted
Samsara correct answers The Wheel of Life
Birth, Death and Rebirth
How many Vedas are there? correct answers 4
What language was the Vedas composed in? correct answers Sanskrit
What is Sanskrit? correct answers The language used in the Vedas
What are the two general paths to salvation? correct answers Dharma and Yoga
What are the specific paths to salvation? correct answers a. The Path of Knowledge
b. The Path of Devotion
c. The Path of Good Works
d. Raja Yoga
e. The Laws of Manu
What is the Path of Knowledge? correct answers - Stresses for spiritual knowledge and truth
- Understand that atman and brahman are one
What is Ahimsa? correct answers Non-violence
Atman correct answers Human soul or spirit
Part of our innermost self that is identical to Brahman
A Hindu's life goal is to reunite the atman with Brahman
God exists as in each person as Atman (Divine soul in everyone)
Avatar correct answers Incarnation
Brahman correct answers An entity without form and quality (The Supreme Being)
The soul of the universe from which all existing things arise and into which they all return
Who are the Sudras? correct answers Labouring class, who serves the other three classes.
- Not allowed to study Vedas or study the sacred chants
- Cannot eat in the company of other castes or marry their women
Who are the Vaisyas? correct answers Merchant class and peasant classes who are expected to
tend cattle, offer sacrifices, study the Vedas, trade, lend money and farm the land.
- Right to practice Vedic rituals but not allowed to marry women
Who are the Kshatriyas? correct answers - Warrior class who are commanded to protect the
people
- Give gifts to the Brahmin, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, study the Vedas and dispence
justice
Who are the Brahmin? correct answers Priestly class who are entitled to study the Vedas
Closest to Brahman
Show excellent behavior and spend their lives in pursuit of knowledge and preservation
What does Dharma mean? correct answers Righteousness, Duty, That which upholds
What are Gurus? correct answers Enlightened men who are teachers of the religion
What are the four groups in the Caste system? correct answers a. Untouchables
b. Sudras
c. Vaishyas
d. Kshatriyas
e. Brahmins
Who were the untouchables? correct answers People who were left to the outsides of society to
do the "unclean" work.
eg. Scavengers, Leather workers, garbage collectors
The Hindu Trinity correct answers The most prevalent manifestations of Brahman
, Often depicted together as one concept
They each have a female counterpart
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma
What is karma? correct answers The law of cause and effect
How someone is reborn is determined by the law of karma
Whatever one does in a life affects what one will be in the next
Maya correct answers Everything is temporary and illusionary
Namaste correct answers A greeting used.
"The light in me is the light I see in you"
We are all equal
What does Polytheistic mean? Monotheistic? correct answers Polytheistic: Means worship of
multiple gods and goddesses
Monotheistic: One supreme God only
What is Puja? correct answers Home worship
Offerings made to deities
Includes flowers, fruits, incense sticks, water, milk clarified
Traditional puja involves 16 steps
Lamps waved around (Known as Aratis)
Assembled according to Vedic guidelines
Blessed by a priest (Brahmin)
Mantras are chanted
Samsara correct answers The Wheel of Life
Birth, Death and Rebirth
How many Vedas are there? correct answers 4
What language was the Vedas composed in? correct answers Sanskrit
What is Sanskrit? correct answers The language used in the Vedas
What are the two general paths to salvation? correct answers Dharma and Yoga
What are the specific paths to salvation? correct answers a. The Path of Knowledge
b. The Path of Devotion
c. The Path of Good Works
d. Raja Yoga
e. The Laws of Manu
What is the Path of Knowledge? correct answers - Stresses for spiritual knowledge and truth
- Understand that atman and brahman are one
