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RE: Hinduism Flashcards

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Name the three sides of Brahman

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Brahma, the creator
Vishnu, the preserver
Shiva, the destructor

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What are avatars?

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What Hindus believe to be the 10 forms of Vishnu on earth

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Name the avatars

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Buddha, Krishna, Rama, Parasurama, Vamana, Narasimha, Varaha, Kuma, Matsya, Kalki

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What is the Trimurti?

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Three sides of Brahman

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What is re-incarnation?

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Cycle of birth, death and rebirth

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Explain what karma

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What you get in the next life depends on how you act in this life

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What language are the Hindu holy books written in?

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Sanskrit

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What is the oldest Hindu holy book?

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Vedas

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What 2 books are story’s of the gods?

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Mahabharata, Ramayna

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What book teaches love for the gods and creation?

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Bhagavad-Gita

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What is on a puja tray?

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Bell, incense holder, water, arti lamp, spoon, small pot of coloured paste, food

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What is a mantra

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Special prayer

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13
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Name two traditional female clothings

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Sari, Salwar-kameeze

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What is a sari?

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Long piece of cloth, bold colours, worn in different styles

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What is a salwar-kemeeze

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Traditional female in form of long tunic or trousers

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What is a dhoti?

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Large piece of material worn as a wrap

17
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Why do Hindus not eat animals?

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Every living thing has a soul and by the law of karma, you would be eating another person

18
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What is Diwali?

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Festival which honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, the start of a new business year, and celebrates Rama’s and Sita’s return to Rama’s Kingdom after 14 years exile

19
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What do people do at this time?

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Spring clean, wear new clothes, exchange gifts, decorate houses, fireworks

20
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What is a Rangoli?

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Pattern

21
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What are Samskars?

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Rites of passage, marks important times like birth, death, imitation and marriage, put something sweet on baby’s tongue and prayer made to make the child’s words sweet through life

22
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What is the sacred thread ceremony?

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Samskars for ages 8-12, thread of three strands placed round left shoulder and under right hand, given staff, recites Gayatri Mantra

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