Buddhism and Hinduhism

Question 1

Where did Buddhism Originate?

Answer 1

India

Question 2

How did Buddhism Spread

Answer 2

Along the silk road/ cultural diffusion/ Buddhist missionaries

Question 3

Where did Hinduism originate?

Answer 3

Indus River valley

Question 4

What did the Aryans do?

Answer 4

Brought the caste system and replaced Harappa, Mojenjo-Daro

Question 5

What is the Sacred River of Hinduism and why?

Answer 5

Ganges River - it is a place of pilgrimage and connects them to their faith

Question 6

What are the major beliefs of Hinduism?

Answer 6

• Braman: Absolute, ultimate unchanging reality that exists beyond the everyday world
  *Ataman: The sould (the self)
  *Reincarnation: Cycle of life, death and rebirth
  *Karma
  *Dharma

Question 7

What is Braman

Answer 7

Absolute, unlimited, unchanging reality that exists beyond the everyday world

Question 8

What is Ataman?

Answer 8

The soul (the self)

Question 9

What is Reincarnation?

Answer 9

Cycle of life, death, and rebirth

Question 10

What is the goal of Hinduism?

Answer 10

To be free of reincarnation / Moksha

Question 11

What is Dharma?

Answer 11

The code of behavior - your duty, which governs your life

Question 12

What is Karma?

Answer 12

The way you fulfill your duties - getting what you give - actions performed good actions = better rebirth - bad actions = poorer rebirth

Question 13

What is a caste system?

Answer 13

A place in society

Question 14

What is Moksha?

Answer 14

Release from he cycle of rebirth - The goal of Hinduism

Question 15

What happens during Moksha?

Answer 15

Your soul is released/is occupying another plain of existence - free of all life

Question 16

Who is Brahma(n)?

Answer 16

The creator (the ultimate dog of Hinduism)

Question 17

What is Vishnu?

Answer 17

The preserver

Question 18

What is the sacred Text of Hinduism?

Answer 18

The vedas

Question 19

What is in the Vedas?

Answer 19

Hymmns collected by Aryans which help you connect to your faith

Question 20

What are the Unpanishads?

Answer 20

Philisophical teaches - the struggle to reach moksha

Question 21

Who is Siddhartha Gautama?

Answer 21

The founder of Buddhism - he is a man not a god

Question 22

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

Answer 22

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 23

Who believed in a caste system?

Answer 23

Hindus NOT BUDDHISTS!

Question 24

What is the major text of Buddhism?

Answer 24

The Tripitaka or the Three Baskets of Wisdom

Question 25

What are the 4 Noble Truths?

Answer 25

1. All life is suffering 2. The cause is attachment / desire 3. Can be overcome 4. follow the 8 fold path

Question 26

What are the 4 noble truths?

Answer 26

1. All life is suffering 2. The cause is attachment/desire 3. can be overcome 4. follow the 8 fold path

Question 27

What is the 8 Fold Path?

Answer 27

The code for living / code to reach enlightment.

Question 28

What is enlightment?

Answer 28

Perfect peace and understanding - the meaning of all things unfolding

Question 29

What is Nirvana?

Answer 29

The goal of Buddhism - release - no longer has a soul

Question 30

Who was Chandragupta Maurya?

Answer 30

A young warrior who led a rebellion against the king of Magadha - he built the Maurya Empire

Question 31

Who is Asoka?

Answer 31

Chandragupta's grandson who took over and improved the dynasty.

Question 32

What did Chandragupta do?

Answer 32

- set up a strong central government - built thousands of miles of roads across the empire - Posts were placed every mile to show directions and distances to towns and villages along the way - Had secret police who reported crime, corruption, or anyone who went against his rule.

Question 33

What did Asoka do?

Answer 33

- improved upon bureaucratic methods of government - Divided the state into provinces, districts, and villages

Question 34

In what country did the Gupta emerge?

Answer 34

Northern India

Question 35

How did the Gupta control such a vast empire?

Answer 35

Interdependence of towns and religions under their control

Question 36

What was the major religion practiced during the Gupta Dynasty?

Answer 36

Hinduism - caste system

Question 37

What was the literature of the Gupta Empire

Answer 37

Fables and Folktales

Question 38

What is sanskrit?

Answer 38

A type of writing / their writing system of the guptas

Question 39

What are some achievements of the Gupta Dynasty?

Answer 39

- Concept of Zero - Algebra - cosmetic surgery - Used their mathematical breakthrough they figured out the earth was round - medical advancments

Question 40

What is Allman

Answer 40

Soul

Question 41

What cultures were preserved through the golden age?

Answer 41

The Roman and Greek traditions

Question 42

The Aryanas invaded and made _________ an official religion while bringing the Caste system in

Answer 42

Hinduism

Question 43

What happened when Sudhartha Gautama left is Palace?

Answer 43

He saw a world of suffering and sickness

Question 44

Similarities of Hinduism and Buddhism

Answer 44

- Moksha and Nirvana - Ataman = the soul - Dharma / Karma - reincarnation - Ahisma (non-violence)

Question 45

Differences in Hinduism and Buddhism

Answer 45

- Buddhists REJECT the caste system - Buddhists can reach nirvana in a single lifetime - No gods in Buddhism - Few formal rituals in Buddhism / fewer priests