Hinduism

Question 1

What does Sindhu refer to?

Answer 1

Indus River

Question 2

what practices and beliefs was Hinduism derived from?

Answer 2

Indus valley civilization and Aryans

Question 3

three connections between the IVC and modern Hinduism

Answer 3

1. Shiva
   2.Yoga
2. Goddess Shakti

Question 4

who were the Aryans

Answer 4

they came from Kazakhstan and entered India

Question 5

what language is associated with Aryans

Answer 5

Shanskrit

Question 6

two connections between modern Hinduism and Aryan religion

Answer 6

1. Caste System
2. Vedas

Question 7

how was Hinduism created

Answer 7

By multiple religions that came through India

Question 8

How do Hindus see time

Answer 8

the believe that time is cyclical

Question 9

Maha Yuga

Answer 9

This is the cycle of creation. it literally means “Great Age”

Question 10

The story of Brahma and Saraswati

Answer 10

The creator God Brahma and Saraswati (Goddess of knowledge).
Brahma was lonely, he created Saraswati out of his own form. Saraswati was beautiful and intriguing. So to see her all the time he gives himself a 5 heads to always see her. They have sexual intercourse which creates the plants and animals and the world.

Question 11

Samsara

Answer 11

means “wandering” it is a process of reincarnation

Question 12

what types of beings can a soul be reborn?

Answer 12

as a human, animal, demon, lesser god

Question 13

What is Karma

Answer 13

every intentional action committed by human will produce a karmic seed. these seeds will influence a persons current or future life.

Question 14

Puruasha

Answer 14

Cosmic Being

Question 15

dharma

Answer 15

duties

Question 16

Caste System or Varnas?

Answer 16

Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Dalits

Question 17

Brahmins

Answer 17

highest varna, they are the priests and they emerged from Purushas head. Their dharmas are conduct religious rituals and teach Vedas

Question 18

Kshatriyas

Answer 18

the second highest Varna. they are the ruling class (rulers and warriors) and they emerged from Purusha’s torso. Their dharmas are the economy so reading the Vedas

Question 19

Vaishyas

Answer 19

third Varna, they are the mercantile class so like farmers, merchants. they emerged from Purusha’s legs. their roles are the economy, read the Vedas

Question 20

Shudras

Answer 20

the lowest Varna, they are the servants, they emerged from Purusha’s feet. Dharmas is to serve.

Question 21

Dalits

Answer 21

literally means scattered. they were called the “untouchable” their jobs were to clean the toilet, pick up garbage

Question 22

what is the primary goal of Hinduism

Answer 22

to escape the cycle of samara via Moksha (liberation)

Question 23

what does Vedas mean and what are they

Answer 23

it means Knowledge and are sacred texts

Question 24

Rishis means

Answer 24

seers

Question 25

sacred language

Answer 25

Sanskrit

Question 26

Samhitas

Answer 26

are hymns that are in the Vedas

Question 27

Agni

Answer 27

God of fire and sacrifice

Question 28

what do Agni's two heads represent

Answer 28

the dualistic nature of fire; it fights and ignites

Question 29

what types of things do Hindus sacrifice?

Answer 29

oil, milk, butter, rice

Question 30

Upanishads

Answer 30

"sitting down near" they are Vedas that focus on philosophy and meditation techniques

Question 31

an example of a Upanishads

Answer 31

father and son. Son thinks he is all knowing but the father teaches him the unknown.

Question 32

brahman

Answer 32

indefinable, impersonal, eternal principle behind everything

Question 33

How can Hindus be monotheistic

Answer 33

they believe all Gods (shiva, shakti, Agni) are different representation of Brahman

Question 34

Atman

Answer 34

the soul

Question 35

Shankara's life

Answer 35

- miracle child -wants to become a religious hermit -parents said no -almost died by a crocodile -parents said yes he can be a hermit

Question 36

what does Shankara claim

Answer 36

that each one of us is a Brahman deep down inside of us

Question 37

Shankara interpret the phrase “Thou art That”? Namely

Answer 37

We are Brahman. My Atman is everyone’s atman

Question 38

when does the student stage begin

Answer 38

when the boy/girl reaches puberty

Question 39

what is the student stage ceremony

Answer 39

Shave their head, saffron robe, walking stick, bagging bowl, sacred thread (rebirth), wear earrings, for better hear that sacred syllable of om

Question 40

what does the sacred thread from the student stage ceremony represent

Answer 40

Rebirth from childhood to adulthood

Question 41

gurus

Answer 41

teachers

Question 42

four life stages

Answer 42

student householder, retiree, renouncer

Question 43

how does the stage of householder begin

Answer 43

wedding ceremony, arranged by parents picked bc of Varnas and astrology

Question 44

artha

Answer 44

wealth

Question 45

kama

Answer 45

love and desire

Question 46

Kama Sutra

Answer 46

Book of Desire

Question 47

sati

Answer 47

a widow

Question 48

when does the stage of a retiree begin

Answer 48

the birth of a grandchild

Question 49

how is retiree practiced

Answer 49

once you retire, you give your inheritance to your children and move to a smaller apartment

Question 50

what are hindu renouncers called

Answer 50

Samnyasians

Question 51

what are samnyasians primary goal

Answer 51

die to the world and focus on the spiritual world by doing rituals to renounce their family, friends and possessions.

Question 52

what happens after death

Answer 52

cremation

Question 53

Do Samnayasins get cremated

Answer 53

no they are buried because their soul has reached spiritual liberation

Question 54

smrti

Answer 54

texts that full under epics, they are divinely inspired. like stories

Question 55

Ramayana

Answer 55

it is an epic, it means "journey of Rama"

Question 56

what competition did Rama do to have Sita?

Answer 56

In order to win Sita’s hand in marriage you have to string a giant bow. There is multiple men who are trying to do so. Rama is able to string it and breaks it he’s so strong.

Question 57

Hanuman

Answer 57

Monkey God a shape shifter

Question 58

Bhagavad Gita

Answer 58

"Song of the Lord"

Question 59

Yoga

Answer 59

"pathway to moksha"

Question 60

three types of yoga

Answer 60

Jhana, Karma, Bhakti

Question 61

who practiced Jhana yoga

Answer 61

Adi Shankara

Question 61

Bhakti yoga

Answer 61

most popular, where humans share in the lives of the Gods through love and devotion. worship

Question 62

Jhana

Answer 62

"knowledge" and they study books, like Vedas and mediate on the Vedas

Question 63

five actions associated with worship (pooja)

Answer 63

1. offering to statue 2. bow in front of it 3. bathe the statue 4. burn incense 5. only brahmin perform this

Question 63

Karma yoga

Answer 63

means performing one's dharmas without considering the karmic consequences

Question 64

shiva

Answer 64

God of destruction

Question 65

what is Shiva dressed like?

Answer 65

a Samnyasin

Question 66

Shiva is associated with several different symbols

Answer 66

snake, two-headed drum, trident, she has dreadlocks

Question 67

Khumb Mela

Answer 67

a Hindu festival that occurs every twelve years on the banks of a sacred river because Shankada said too.

Question 68

Parvati

Answer 68

Goddess of love and Beauty, Shivas wife

Question 69

Ganesh

Answer 69

son of Parvati and Shiva, he is the God of Intelligence.

Question 70

Shakti

Answer 70

Great Goddess

Question 71

shakti appears in many forms including Kali. What does she looks?

Answer 71

Women with very long tongue dripping with blood, long hair, necklace of severed heads, all black, has a bloody knife thingy

Question 72

Kali represents what?

Answer 72

inevitability remover of obstacles

Question 73

Vishnu

Answer 73

God of preservation