Hinduism
People's status in life is based on what they did in past lives.
What is karma?
misery, poverty, beggars, sick people, suffering
What did Buddha see?
Aryan book respected by the Hindus that contains prayers, hymns, stories, and poems.
What is the Vedas?
Asia
What is the continent in which India is located?
Obedience to the moral law of the universe
What is Dharma?
Training the mind to focus and think in positive ways
What is meditation?
One universal spirit
What is the Hindu belief of Brahman?
The practice of nonviolence and respect for all living things.
What is Ahimsa?
Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra
What are the major rivers of India?
Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Preserver), Shiva (deity that transforms the world), Sarasvati (deity of learning)
The 4 most important deities of Hinduism.
According to Buddha, this would happen to people who cared too much about desiring worldly things?
What caused suffering?
Eight statements taught by Buddha to end suffering.
What is the EIGHTFOLD PATH?
One of the oldest religions in the world and the 3rd largest religion today.
What is Hinduism?
Seasonal winds
What are monsoons?
1. Suffering is present in all things, and nothing lasts forever. 2. Suffering is caused by cravings. 3. The way to end suffering is to give up all cravings. 4. The way to give up all cravings is to live life according to the eightfold path.
The Four Noble Truths.
Buddhist teaching of a spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness.
What is nirvana?
Theravada and Mahayana
Who spread the Buddha ideas to Southeast Asia?
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
What is a subcontinent?
Name the four levels of the Hindu Caste System (social classes)
-Brahmins (priests and religious leaders) -Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors) -Vaishyas (herders and merchants) -Shudras (servants)
Teachings of Siddhartha Gautama were known as this
Buddhism
Rebirth of the soul
Reincarnation
A social group that one is born into and can't change.
What is a jati?
Mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia.
What is the Himalaya?