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100
ahimsa
What is the sanskrit word for nonviolence?
100
The "duty" in sanskrit
What is dharma?
100
The Vedic term for a stanza of the Rig Veda.
What is Brahma?
100
Parvati.
Who is the daughter of the Himalayan mountains and the mother of Ganesha?
100
A word that means teacher.
What is a guru?
200
Part one: The ultimate liberation from the cycle of life Part two: The sanskrit word for this cycle
What is moksha and samsara?
200
An alternate form or earthly embodiment of a god.
What is an avatar?
200
The most influential text of Early Hinduism and the collection that ends the canon.
What are the Rig Veda and the Upanishads?
200
The Puranas.
What are the stories about the Trimurti and their exploits?
200
Definition of "Devi" ?
What is the general term for goddess or feminine aspect of the divine?
300
The Monkey god featured in the Ramayana
Who is Hanuman?
300
The Aryans and the Dravidians.
What are: A warrior class of people from Northern India who invaded the merchant class society of Southern India.
300
Definitions of polytheism and henotheism
What is a religious tradition that involves the worship and veneration of many gods? What is the practice of temporarily elevating one of many gods to a higher rank?
300
The four stages of life for men of the 3 higher varna.
What are: 1. Student 2. Householder 3. Forest Dweller 4. Renunciant (sannyasin)
300
Vishnu's avatars/incarnations.
Who are Krishna, Rama, and Siddhartha Gautama?
400
The Three Ways to salvation and the texts that are associated with them.
What are: The Way of Works (Karma Yoga) - The Laws of Manu The Way of Devotion (Bhakti Yoga) - The Bhagavad Gita The Way of Knowledge - The Upanishads
400
The hindu caste system in declining order.
What are the priests (brahmins), the warriors (kshatriyas), the merchants, the surfs, and the untouchables/harijan (children of god)?
400
The story of creation due to a Hindu primordial being (name?) that provides understanding of the first mention of a caste system.
Who is Purusha? His mouth became the brahmins, arms the kshatriyas, thighs the producers/merchants, feet the workers/surfs.
400
Ganesh Chaturthi
What is a description of this festival?
400
The relationship between Brahman, atman, maya, karma, samsara, and moksha.
What is it?
500
Mircea Eliade.
Who is the first man to study myth? Explain his thoughts on religion and the problem with it.
500
Cosmogonic myth and that belonging to Hunduism.
What is a myth of origin and the story of Purusha?
500
The 5 Vedic gods to know.
What are: -Indra`: Warrior atmospheric god -Varuna: sky god and sustainer of cosmic order -Rudra-Shiva: dread mountain god (destroyer/healer) -Agni`: fire god and messenger between gods and humanity -Soma: the lord of the plants
500
The 6 major gods we need to know for our first exam in Religion 100, and their identifiers.
What are: -Brahma "the creator"*: 4 heads -Vishnu "the preserver"*: spinning discus on finger, conch shell -Shiva "the destroyer" *: cobra around his neck, trident, dancing, drum, circle of fire, outstretched hand -Ganesh(a) "the remover of obstacles": elephant head -Kali "the black" : necklace of skulls, belt of hands, tongue out, third eye, dark skin -Saraswati "goddess of musiic and learning": holding a musical instrument
500
The story of Krishna and Arjuna.
What is a description of this story?
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