exam1-ch.4 Flashcards
the word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for which river
Indus
according to early sources, Aryan society began to develop into three basic classes. These classes were known as
varnas
early indian people worshipped many gods, primarily through the practice of
sacrifice
according to the map showing the distribution of the religions of india, what is the significant religious minority in Rajasthan
muslim
The vedas include a description of an offering believed to have extraordinary effects in atoning and for giving religious power to those who participated in it. This was the sacrifice of a
horse
How were the Vedas first composed and trasmitted
orally
of the four basic Vedic books, which is the first and most important
Rig Veda
How do the Upanishads differ from the rest of the Vedic material
The upanishads assume that all beings are an expression of the impersonal god-being Brahman, while the rest of the Vedic material focus on many gods
in the sixth century BCE, two new religions arose in India and offered alternative paths within the Indian worldview. These two religions were Janism and
Buddhism
the great epic poem of Indian culture and religion is called the
Bhagavad Gita
the literature of the postclassical era of Hinduism centered on
gods and goddesses
postclassical Hinduism sees Brahman, the ultimate reality, in terms of three forms or functions. Which three gods from classical literature are included in the Trimurti?
Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
one god of the postclassical Hindu triad is Vishnu, known as the god of
love, benevolence and forgiveness
an indian women who hopes to have a child might preform rituals and devotions to
Lakshmi, wife of Vishnu
Who was the founder of the Advaita branch of the Vedanta system and perhaps the most outstanding scholar of medieval Hinduism
Shankara
