Hinduism
Explain what is Hinduism?
The dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma. This is a body of social, cultural, and religious beliefs.
Created by Siddhartha Gautama, the belief that suffering is inevitable in life but you can be liberated from it by cultivating wisdom, virtue, and concentration.
What does duty mean?
Obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise
What does sacred mean?
Deserving respect or honor. (Holy)
Explain where does Braham come from, and where does it reside?
Braham comes from the big bang theory, and it is a cosmic energy we all have inside us and the living things around us.
Who are the Indo-Aryans? Where did they come from?
One of the early Indo-European invaders of southern Asia, coming from Afghanistan.
Describe what is the middle way?
The middle way is finding balance in life, moderation between two extremes of living.
What is a golden age?
A period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement.
What does reincarnation mean?
The belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
Who is the Supreme god?
Braham
What is the Vedas?
A book with a collection of hymns, prayers, and formulas that comprise the earliest Hindu sacred writings.
What is a buddha?
A person who has been enlightened by cultivating wisdom, virtue, and concentration.
What does patronize mean?
To act as if one were better than others
What does obligation mean?
An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound duty or commitment
Who are the other two major gods in Hinduism?
Shiva, and Vishnu
What is Moksha?
Released from the cycle of rebirth by the law of karma.
What is the 8 fold path?
The Buddhist teaching of the means of attaining Nirvana through rightness of belief, resolve, speech, action, livelihood, effort, thought, and meditation.
What does welfare mean?
The state of doing well especially in relation to happiness, well-being, or success.
What does dharma mean?
A key concept with multiple meanings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and others. It means one's spiritual duties or "right way of living" and "path of rightness"
What animal is apart of Ganesha?
Elephant
What is Samsara?
The cycle of birth, misery, death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.
What are the four noble truths?
The basic teachings of Buddhism; All life is subject to suffering, and the only way to remove that is to remove your desires, which will allow you to eliminate selfishness through the Eightfold Path.
What does renunciant mean?
What is the caste system?
It is a social order passed down through families, and it can dictate the professions a person can work in as well as aspects of their social lives, including whom they can marry.
What do one of these two gods (Vishnu, Shiva) represent
Shiva: The destroyer
Vishnu: The preserver