key terms (hinduism)

Question 1

Ahimsa

Answer 1

The principal of none violence

Question 2

Ascetic

Answer 2

Someone who practices self-discipline or abstains from physical pleasure for religions purposes

Question 3

Atman

Answer 3

the true self

Question 4

avatar

Answer 4

a deity who has descended into the world in earthly form

Question 5

Bhagavad Gita

Answer 5

a sacred Hindu story about prince Arjuna and Krishna

Question 6

Brahman

Answer 6

the supreme cosmic force

Question 7

caste

Answer 7

a traditional Hindu social level or class

Question 8

Deities

Answer 8

images of the God in many forms

Question 9

Guru

Answer 9

wise teacher

Question 10

Karma

Answer 10

The natural law of cause and effect, of ones actions having an impact on ones future life

Question 11

Mandir

Answer 11

a Hindu temple

Question 12

Mantra

Answer 12

Sacred sounds, words, or phrases repeated in ritual

Question 13

maya

Answer 13

illusion

Question 14

Mosksha

Answer 14

Freedom or liberation from Samara, or the cycle of rebirth

Question 15

Murti

Answer 15

an image of a Hindu deity

Question 16

Puja

Answer 16

Hindu worship ceremony

Question 17

Ramayana

Answer 17

A Hindu epic about Prince Rama and Sita

Question 18

Samsara

Answer 18

The law of birth, death, rebirth, or the process of reincarnation

Question 19

Sanskrit

Answer 19

The language of ancient India

Question 20

Untouchables

Answer 20

The lowest Hindu social level

Question 21

Upanishads

Answer 21

Sacred scriptures; the final dialogues ending the Vedas

Question 22

Vedas

Answer 22

Early sacred writings of Hinduism

Question 23

Yoga

Answer 23

Hindu path (or discipline) to liberation