Deities
Reincarnation
Paths to Salvation
The Caste System
Aims/Goals in Life
100
What do the Hindu deities represent?
Brahman
100
What is samsara?
The endless cycle of rebirth / reincarnation
100
How many Paths to Salvation are there?
Four.
100
What is the caste system?
A hierarchy for Hindus - the way to divide people.
100
How many aims/goals do Hindus believe there in life?
Four.
200
Who makes up the Hindu Trinity?
Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma
200
What is maya?
Our imperfect world that is temporary, ever-changing, and artificial.
200
What path choses a particular deity and spends their lives worshipping it?
Path of Devotion.
200
What occupations do Brahmins typically have?
Priests, religious teachers
200
What is Dharma?
Following your religious duty.
300
Who is the creator of the universe?
Brahma
300
What is moksha?
To end the endless cycle of rebirths and to unite the atman with Brahman.
300
What path involves Hindus doing their dharma the best they can?
Path of Action.
300
What caste is the second highest rank of the Caste System?
Kshatriya caste.
300
What goal consists or earning money by honest means to provide for their family?
Artha.
400
Who is the destroyer and restorer of the universe?
Shiva
400
What is karma?
The totally in ones lives actions.
400
What does the Path of Wisdom stress?
The quest or spiritual knowledge / truth.
400
What Caste System to middle class people fall under?
Vaishya Caste.
400
What goal consists of leading the soul toward salvation through honest and moral actions?
Moksha.
500
Which deity has four arms and holds a conch, a shell, a discus, and a lotus?
Vishnu
500
How does karma effect someone's reincarnation?
The accumulation of bad karma will result in rebirth at a lower station of life. The accumulation of good karma will result in rebirth at a higher station of life.
500
What Path of Salvation is Raja Yoga?
The Path of Meditation.
500
Are the untouchables a caste within the Caste System?
No, they are considered outsiders and are not allowed to interact with members of the four castes.
500
What is Kama?
Pursing love to balance life and to sanctify marriage.