Key Beliefs
This is the ultimate spiritual reality that connects all things.
What is Brahman?
This is the continuing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
What is samsara?
This Hindu god is known as the creator.
Who is Brahma?
These are among the oldest and most sacred writings of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
This is the general name for Hindu worship performed at home or in a temple.
What is puja?
This is the eternal soul or true self within a person.
What is Atman?
This happens when a person is born into another life after death.
What is rebirth or reincarnation?
This Hindu god is known as the preserver.
Who is Vishnu?
This sacred text records a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
This is the name for a Hindu temple.
What is a mandir?
This word means a person’s religious or moral duty.
What is dharma?
A person’s choices during life influence this.
What is karma?
This Hindu god is associated with destruction and transformation.
Who is Shiva?
The Bhagavad Gita is contained within this larger Hindu epic.
What is the Mahabharata?
During this worship ceremony, a lighted lamp is offered before a deity.
What is arti?
This principle teaches that actions have consequences.
What is karma?
Following one’s dharma is believed to help produce this kind of karma.
What is good or positive karma?
This popular Hindu god has an elephant’s head and is known as the remover of obstacles.
Who is Ganesha?
This Hindu epic tells the story of Prince Rama and his wife, Sita.
What is the Ramayana?
This Hindu celebration is often called the Festival of Colors.
What is Holi?
This is the ultimate goal of being freed from rebirth and united with Brahman.
What is moksha?
Reaching this provides an escape from the cycle of samsara.
What is moksha?
Rama and Krishna are traditionally understood to be incarnations of this god.
Who is Vishnu?
These writings explore ideas about Brahman, Atman, and spiritual reality.
What are the Upanishads?
This sacred sound and symbol is commonly associated with Hinduism.
What is Aum—or Om?