Miles Perry - 5 note cards

Question 0

Shiva

Answer 0

both a god of fertility and a destructive deity: he brought life but also took it away when its season had passed

Question 1

Vishnu?

Answer 1

preserver of the world, a god who observed the universe from the heavens and who occasionally entered the world in human form to resist evil or communicate his teachings

Question 2

Shankara?

Answer 2

Indian devotee of Shiva who took all sacred Hindu writings and harmonized their sometimes contradictory teachings into a single, consistent system of thought

Question 3

Ramanuja?

Answer 3

Devotee of Vishnu who challenged Shankara’s uncompromising insistence on logic

Question 4

Sufis

Answer 4

attracted individuals searching for a faith that could provide comfort and meaning for their personal lives