Hinduism

Question 1

What is colonialism?

Answer 1

The idealogy of domination l, of subjugating a community tonone’s own.

Question 2

What is Brahman?

Answer 2

Absolute reality in the macrocosmic world

Question 3

What is itihasa?

Answer 3

Meaning “history” is used for Hinduism’s Ramayana and Mahabharata epics.

Question 4

What does Puranas mean?

Answer 4

“Stories of the old,” are category of texts that are sectarian in nature.

Question 5

What is dvijati?

Answer 5

People who are twice born.

Question 6

What is bhakti?

Answer 6

Devotionalism (krishna’s 3 paths)

Question 7

What is samsara?

Answer 7

The “cycle of rebirth”

Question 8

What is moksha?

Answer 8

“Freedom from rebirth”

Question 9

What is Karma Marga?

Answer 9

Action (one of three paths for freedom from rebirth)

Question 10

What is Jnana Marga?

Answer 10

Knowledge (another path)

Question 11

What is Bhakti Marga?

Answer 11

Devotion (another path)

Question 12

What is Varna?

Answer 12

Caste

Question 13

What is ashrama?

Answer 13

Life stage

Question 14

Whatbis dharma?

Answer 14

Duty

Question 15

What is Brahmin?

Answer 15

1 Priest

Question 16

What is Samnyasi?

Answer 16

Renouncer

Question 17

What is Jati?

Answer 17

“Sub-caste”, is the system whereby caste is practiced.

Question 18

What is Trimurti?

Answer 18

Triple form, consisting of…

1) Brahma the creator
2) Vishnu the maintainer
3) Shiva the destroyer

Question 19

Who is Vishnu?

Answer 19

Often depicted as the “cosmic king” and take the form of avataras (“incarnations”) such as Rama and Krishna when dharma is at risk.

Question 20

Who is Shiva?

Answer 20

The term avatara is not used for Shiva, who takes the following forms…
Lord of Yoga, Family Man, Nataraja Shiva, and Shiva Linga.

Question 21

Who is Devi?

Answer 21

The great mother.

Question 22

What is darshana?

Answer 22

The goal of worship, “to see”

Question 23

What is Puja?

Answer 23

Worship of dieties is called Puja.

Question 24

What is a murti?

Answer 24

The deity dwells in a temple in the form of a murti.

Question 25

What is ahimsa?

Answer 25

Non-violence, a Ghandi taught concept.

Question 26

What is Bharat Mata?

Answer 26

"Mother India" is a symbol embraced by Hindus in the colonial period and continues to be embraced today, especially by Hindu nationalists. She symbolizes desire to return to traditional India in terms of geography, culture, and religion.

Question 27

What is Marga?

Answer 27

A way of accomplishing something such as yoga of sadhana (a means of accomplishing something)

Question 28

What is Hindutva?

Answer 28

Is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. An ideology seeking to establish the hegemony of Hindus and the Hindu way of life.

Question 29

What is Yuga?

Answer 29

Is a an epoch or era within a four age cycle.

Question 30

What is Nataraja?

Answer 30

The Hindu Gid Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer, represented in metal or stone in many shaivite temples.

Question 31

What is Sati?

Answer 31

Practice among some Hindu communities by which a recently widowed woman either voluntarily or by force commits suicide as result of husbands death.

Question 32

What is Vaishnava?

Answer 32

Is one of the major traditions within Hinduism. It is also called Vishnuism, its followers are called Vaishnavas, and it considers Vishnu as the Supreme Lord.

Question 33

Who is Parvati?

Answer 33

Is the Hindu Goddess of fertility, love and devotion, as well as divine strength and power. She is the gentle and nurturing aspect of the Hindu goddess shanti and one of the central deities of the goddess-oriented Shakta sect.

Question 34

What is Shakta?

Answer 34

Manor tradition of Hinduism, wherein the metaphysical reality is considered feminine and the Devi (goddesss) is supreme. It includes a variety of goddesses, all considered aspects of the same supreme goddess.

Question 35

Who is Brahma?

Answer 35

The Hindu creator god.

Question 36

What is Shaiva?

Answer 36

Shaivism is one of the major aspects of Hinduism. Accepts ascetic life and emphasizes yoga. Encourages to discover and be one with Shiva within. one of the largest traditions.