Buddhism
The extinction of self-hood or attachment
Nirvana
This relates to one's actions in life both good and bad and can determine your fate in your next life
What is Kharma?
one of four of the main vedas of hinduism that means "Praise Knowledge"
What is the Rig Veda?
These are seasonal rains which allow agriculture and most of the Indian economy to thrive. When they do not come, the economy suffers
What are the monsoons?
The Vietnamese name for Vietnamese Iced Coffee?
Cafe Sua Da
The first one states that life is a process of suffering
What are the Four Noble Truths?
In the Caste System, these were the Priests
What is Brahmin?
An area that was found by British archaeologists in the 1920's and is one of the largest of the Indus Valley Settlements
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
The name of the country to the west of India?
What is Pakistan?
The full name of our host in Little Saigon
Who is Robert Tran?
A practice that helps achieve enlightenment
What is meditation?
Each Caste has certain duties and laws they should abide by.
What is your Dharma?
These were a pastoral people who are believed to have settled (conquered) parts of India in ancient times
What are the Aryans?
The ancient writing system found in many parts of India that has ties to the Greek language
What is Sanskrit?
The acronym for the program that the Prisoner of War from Little Saigon used to resettle to America
What is the HO?
HO category – Former Re-Education Center Detainees
This talks about right views, right thoughts, right intention, and right action among other things
What is the eight fold path or way?
The holy books and writings of Hinduism
What are Vedas?
This river is considered the holiest river in India by the Hindus?
What is the Ganges River?
What is the name of the sea to the west (this used to say East and I corrected it) of India?
The Arabian Sea
The name of the newspaper we visited in Little Saigon
What is the Nguoi Viet?
The founder of Buddhism (must say the complete name).
Who is Siddartha Gautama?
The highest achievement in Hinduism that takes more than one life and breaks the cycle of reincarnation
What is Moksha?
This country broke off from India in 1947 and is where Mohenjo-Daro now exists
What is Pakistan?
What is the name of the country that separates India from China and is located mostly in the Himalayas?
What is Nepal?
Name three cities in India from the map excercise I gave you?
New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore