Gods & Goddesses
This god is the preserver of the universe.
Who is Vishnu?
Hindus believe this is the life cycle of all living creatures.
What is reincarnation?
The result of your past actions that determines your future incarnation.
what is karma?
What is India?
The king of the gods in Greek mythology, famous for raping lots of women.
These are the three main gods in Hinduism.
Who are Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva?
This is the social system that assigns people their role in society.
What is the Caste system?
This is the ultimate goal of Hinduism.
What is Moksha?
Hindu directly translates to mean this.
What is a person from India?
The end of the world in Norse mythology.
What is Ragnarok?
This Goddess is the supreme being in the Shakta tradition of Hinduism.
Who is Devi?
A spiritual practice that consists of physical postures and intense focus is this.
What is yoga?
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
What is samsara?
This river is important to Hindu culture and is said to purify sins.
What is the Ganges?
The main goddess in Japanese mythology, known for great divinity.
Who is Amaterasu?
While there are roughly 330 million unique gods in Hinduism, this reasoning is why Hinduism is sometimes considered a monotheistic religion.
What is because everything is a part of Brahman?
Religious chants that are a key part of worship.
What are mantras?
Name (or describe) the three Gunas.
Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas.
purity, activity, and inertia.
Hinduism's most well-known religious text.
What are the Upanishads?
The names of Homer's two most famous poems (list 2).
What are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
This is the goddess who is a warrior form of Parvati and is known for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura.
Who is Durga?
pilgrimage and festival held every 12 years, largest religious gathering in the world.
What is the Kumbh Mela?
This idea of worshipping one god while acknowledging the existence of many others is what most Hindus believe in.
What is henotheism?
The texts that provide a basis for all Hindu beliefs.
What are the 4 Vedas?
What is Crete/Knossos?