Hinduism

Question 1

Mandir

Answer 1

Hindu temple

Question 2

Varanasi

Answer 2

A place in India. Hindu’s go here on pilgrimage and it is a sacred for Hinduism.

Question 3

Puja

Answer 3

prayer/worship of the Gods; offerings. Offerings are given to the murti.

Question 4

Arti

Answer 4

A form of Hindu worship/prayer in which burning lamps are waved before the statues of the gods to invoke their presence.

Question 5

Bhakti

Answer 5

Devotion. In bhakti tradition, it is believe that love of God is the path to Moksha (spiritual liberation).

Question 6

Upanaya

Answer 6

Sacred thread ceremony

Question 7

Nam Samskar

Answer 7

The fifth samskar when a child receives its name on about the eleventh day after birth. Also called the Namakarana.

Question 8

Trimurti

Answer 8

The three major aspects of the Brahman, the supreme power; Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer).

Question 9

Brahman

Answer 9

The supreme power in the universe; ultimate reality; God.

Question 10

Avatar

Answer 10

The incarnations (divine becoming lives in human form). Most commonly used in Vishnu, the preserver God, acted through Krisha. (Avatar - Avatara)

Question 11

Atman

Answer 11

The individual self or soul, which is believed to be non-physical and return to Brahman once moksha is achieved.

Question 12

Murti

Answer 12

The images and representations of a deity in a temple or shrine in the home. They are statues if te deities in which Hindus will worship

Question 13

Vaishnavism

Answer 13

The denomination that worships Vishnu (Vaishnavas)

Question 14

Shaivism

Answer 14

The denomination that worships Shiva (Shaivis)