Major Religions page 1

Question 1

Founder of Hinduism, how old, where, polytheistic, monotheistic

Answer 1

no known founder, 2500 BCE, India, polytheistic

Question 2

Karma and Reincarnation

Answer 2

Karma: reward and point system
Reincarnation: rebirth cycle

Question 3

Moksha and how does it relate to Brahman

Answer 3

goal of all hindus, relates to brahman because you become one with brahman once you get moksha

Question 4

Indias caste system

Answer 4

Rigidly structered based on occupation or skin color. live work and marry within caste

Question 5

founder of buddhism, how old, where did it spread, poly or mono

Answer 5

Siddhartha Guatama, 530 BCE, trading routes from india to SE Asia and E asia, no gods

Question 6

How to reach enlightenment fr a buddhist

Answer 6

ultimate goal, 4 noble truths and noble 8 fold path

Question 7

4 largest branched of buddhism

Answer 7

mahayana: compassion, buddhe more than a man, salvation
theravadda: wisdom, budhe was just a man, only monks reach enlightenment
Vajrayana: mystisism, monks wear read, dalai lama leader of yellow hat sect
Sen: silent meditation, sudden enlightenment

Question 8

bodhisattva

Answer 8

someone who can reach nirvana, highest level of enlightenment but chooses to help others out of compassion

Question 9

founder of judiasm

Answer 9

abraham first prphet, 1800 BC, monotheistic

Question 10

10 commandments and jews

Answer 10

hebrew/jewsih people follow these, god will protect them

Question 11

founder of christianity, details

Answer 11

Jesus Christ, 33 CE monotheistic, 3 part

Question 12

Bible consist of how different who wrote it

Answer 12

old testament, new testament, old, more punishing, new more forgiving, over 40 different aouthrs.

Question 13

christian afterlife

Answer 13

heaven, forgiven for sins, purgatory, hell.