Hinduism

Question 1

Souls caught in the eternal cycle of birth, death, rebirth

Answer 1

Samsara

Question 2

What is the goal of Hinduism?

Answer 2

Moksha

Question 3

Release from Samsara

Answer 3

Moksha

Question 4

Action yoga

Answer 4

Karma

Question 5

Wisdom yoga

Answer 5

Jnana

Question 6

Devotion yoga

Answer 6

Bhakti

Question 7

Where did Hinduism begin?

Answer 7

Indus valley

Question 8

What was the timespan of Vedic religion?

Answer 8

1500-500 BCE

Question 9

Aimed to create and sustain a social and cosmic order

Answer 9

Vedic religion

Question 10

Is Vedic religion polytheistic or monotheistic?

Answer 10

Polytheistic

Question 11

What did the Vedic religion introduce?

Answer 11

Caste system

Question 12

Priests

Answer 12

Brahmin

Question 13

Warriors, political leaders

Answer 13

Kshatriya

Question 14

Merchants

Answer 14

Vaishya

Question 15

Servants

Answer 15

Shudra

Question 16

Untouchable

Answer 16

Dalits

Question 17

What are the 3 prominent gods in Vedic religion?

Answer 17

Agni, Indra, Varuna

Question 18

God of fire, messenger

Answer 18

Agni

Question 19

God of war and weather

Answer 19

Indra

Question 20

God of water, punishment and reward, sustain of cosmic and social order

Answer 20

Varuna

Question 21

When did philosophical Hinduism emerge?

Answer 21

500 BCE

Question 22

God, universal soul

Answer 22

Brahman

Question 23

Is philosophical Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?

Answer 23

Monotheistic

Question 24

Destiny of human soul is primary concern; afterlife

Answer 24

Philosophical Hinduism

Question 25

Leaders and teachers in philosophical hinduism

Answer 25

Ascetics

Question 26

What is the primary approach to Moksha in philosophical hinduism?

Answer 26

Knowledge, meditation, yoga

Question 27

When did devotional hinduism emerge?

Answer 27

600 CE

Question 28

Transition back to polytheism, destiny of personal soul in focus

Answer 28

Devotional Hinduism

Question 29

What is devotional hinduism influenced by?

Answer 29

Puranas, epics

Question 30

What are the prominent gods and goddesses of Devotional hinduism?

Answer 30

Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, Brahma, Ganesh

Question 31

God of reincarnation

Answer 31

Vishnu

Question 32

Loving and wrathful god

Answer 32

Shiva

Question 33

Goddess associated of creation, destruction, earth

Answer 33

Shakti

Question 34

Creator god

Answer 34

Brahma

Question 35

God associated with good luck

Answer 35

Ganesh

Question 36

Reuniting with Atman and Brahman

Answer 36

Moksha

Question 37

Your soul

Answer 37

Atman

Question 38

What are the four aims in life according to hinduism?

Answer 38

kama, artha, dharma, moksha

Question 39

Sensual pleasure

Answer 39

Kama

Question 40

Wealth and power

Answer 40

Artha

Question 41

Doing one's duty

Answer 41

Dharma

Question 42

What is Dharma determined by?

Answer 42

Gender, caste, society's law

Question 43

Results from your action; can be good or bad

Answer 43

Karma

Question 44

Texts by the divine

Answer 44

Sruti

Question 45

Texts by humans

Answer 45

Smrti

Question 46

When were the Vedas created?

Answer 46

1500 BCE

Question 47

When were the Upanishads created?

Answer 47

600-300 BCE

Question 48

When were the Epics created?

Answer 48

400BCE-400 CE

Question 49

When were the Puranas created?

Answer 49

300-500 CE

Question 50

What are the key texts in Hinduism?

Answer 50

Upanishads, Vedas, Epics, Puranas,

Question 51

What are the 2 parts of the epics?

Answer 51

Mahabharata, Ramayana

Question 52

Are the Vedas Sruti or Smrti?

Answer 52

Sruti

Question 53

Purpose is to praise gods and serves as a technical manual for rituals, create and sustain social order

Answer 53

Vedas

Question 54

Are the Upanishads Sruti or Smrti?

Answer 54

Sruti

Question 55

Focuses on the afterlife, introduced man new philosophical concepts

Answer 55

Upanishads

Question 56

Are the Epics Sruti or Smrti?

Answer 56

Smrti

Question 57

Purpose is to contain stories and genealogies for the gods

Answer 57

Puranas

Question 58

Purpose is to align Atman and to greet people/deities

Answer 58

Namaste

Question 59

Purpose is to connect to the divine and involve the 5 senses

Answer 59

Puja

Question 60

What remains after a Puja and is shared amongst people

Answer 60

Prasad

Question 61

Festival of lights to celebrate good, conquering evil, new beginnings

Answer 61

Diwali

Question 62

Feast of love and peace, throw colored powder and liquid

Answer 62

Holi

Question 63

Purpose is to get good karma, healing, personal transformation, favor from the gods

Answer 63

Pilgrimages

Question 64

What are some Pilgrimages Hindus can face?

Answer 64

Himalayas, Ganges River, at home, Temples, Khumba Mela

Question 65

Yoga influenced by the Vedic religion, focuses on being selfless and following Dharma

Answer 65

Karma Yoga

Question 66

Yoga influenced by Philosophical Hinduism, focuses on studying, meditation, and experience

Answer 66

Jnana Yoga

Question 67

Yoga influenced by devotional Hinduism, focuses on Pujas, pilgrimages, thought snap dactions

Answer 67

Bhakti Yoga