Origins
Both Hinduism and Buddhism began in this country.
What is India?
The universal spirit that connects all living things in Hinduism.
What is Brahman?
The belief that life involves suffering.
What is Dukkha?
Sacred Hindu texts that include hymns and teachings.
What are the Vedas?
Both religions believe in this cycle of rebirth.
What is reincarnation?
Hinduism developed from these ancient traditions around 1500 BCE.
What are the Vedic traditions?
The soul within each person in Hindu belief. (what is it called)
What is Atman?
According to Buddhism, suffering comes from this.
What is desire?
A famous Hindu text that discusses duty and devotion.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
Hinduism supports this social system; Buddhism rejects it.
What is the caste system?
The founder of Buddhism who left palace life to seek enlightenment.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama or the Buddha?
The idea that actions affect future lives.
What is Karma?
What is the Eightfold Path?
The path Buddhists follow to end suffering.
The main sacred text collection of Buddhism.
What is the Tripitaka?
Hinduism’s final goal vs. Buddhism’s final goal.(Name them)
What are Moksha and Nirvana?
Unlike Buddhism, Hinduism does not have this.
What is a single founder?
Moral duties based on caste and stage of life.
What is Dharma?
The Middle Way avoids extremes of this and indulgence.
What is self-denial?
This practice is central to both religions.
What is meditation?
Hinduism focuses more on ritual; Buddhism focuses more on this.
What is personal effort and meditation?
Buddhism spread mainly through these two methods.
What are trade routes and missionaries?
The ultimate goal of Hinduism: release from the cycle of rebirth.
What is Moksha?
The final goal of Buddhism, freedom from suffering and rebirth.
What is Nirvana?
The Buddhist community of monks and nuns.
What is the Sangha?
Mahayana Buddhists honor beings who delay enlightenment to help others.
What are Bodhisattvas?