Unit 1 (Intro)
This ethnic faith is centralized in Japan and believes in Kami?
What is Shintoism
Define/describe dharma & karma in Hinduism.
Dharma = moral duty of a Hindu
Karma = consequences of one's actions during life will determine samsara
Who is the Dalai Lama & why is he significant to Buddhism?
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual & political leader of the Tibet Buddhists. He serves as a spiritual guide for the Tibetan people and as a political force against Chinese aggression.
Which Hindu goddess is described as the inventor of spoken& written sanskrit?
(a) Sarasvati
(b) Parvati
(c) Devi
(d) Lakshmi
Who spread Buddhism throughout Korea?
(a) Sun Ki Moon
(b) Dogen Kigen
(c) Wonhyo Daisa
(d) Buddha
Who was Wonhyo Daisa
This universalizing faith doesn't believe in any deities and can be found in east Asia.
What is Buddhism?
Discuss the difference between brahma & brahman.
Brahma = Creator God in Hinduism
Brahman = universal spirit that all Hindus aspire to become one with.
How can Buddhism be classified?
Buddhism is a non-theistic faith (they don't worship a god or goddess, but they don't deny the existence of them)
Who is traditionally regarded as the writer of the Ramayana, an epic Hindu poem consisting of 24,000 couplets divided into seven books?
(a) Kalidasa
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Valmiki
(d) Brahma
Who is Valmiki?
Where did Buddha die?
(a) Delhi
(b) Kusinara
(c) Varanasi
(d) Kerala
Where is Kusinara
What is the difference between ethnic faiths and tradtional/tribal beliefs?
Traditional/tribal tend to be very small in numbers and live primitive lifestyles.
What is the main holy book of Hinduism? What other book(s) can be used...name 1.
What is the Vedas?
Other books used can be the Ramayana, Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads.
Describe the Buddhist concept of anatta. How does this differ from the atman in Hinduism?
Anatta = no self; idea that Buddhists don't believe in a permanent soul
Atman = universal soul that is reincarnated
Which Hindu goddess is the destroyer of evil forces?
(a) Ganga
(b) Tulsi
(c) Radha
(d) Kali
Who is Kali?
What does the word, prajna, refer to?
(a) the five aggregates
(b) insight/wisdom
(c) being moral
(d) fasting after noon
What is insight/wisdom
Jainism can be classified as a ____ religion?
What is an ethnic faith?
Why was the caste system significant to early Hindu beliefs?
Since there is no social mobility during a lifetime, the caste system forces followers to practice the faith throughout their life to be reincarnated into higher castes in their next life.
Describe the three (3) fires that need to be extinguished on a Buddhist's journey to Nirvana.
Greed/Attachment/Passion
Ignorance/Delusion
Hatred/Aversion/Anger
What is the term for an incarnation of a deity in human or animal form?
(a) Shaman
(b) Guru
(c) Sage
(d) Avatar
What is an avatar?
The enlightened disciples of the Buddha in the Theravada tradition were called....
(a) Bodhidharmas
(b) Bodhisattvas
(c) Arhats
(d) Householders
What is an Arhat
Discuss the role of media in shaping perceptions of different religions. Provide 2 examples!
Answers will vary
Discuss the significance of the following deities:
Krishna & Ganesha
Krishna =
Ganesha =
What Buddhist holiday celebrates the "sangha" or Buddhist community?
What is Magha Puja or Sangha Day
This holiday celebrates the spontaneous gathering of 1,250 monks to hear the Buddha preach.
What is the oldest of the sacred books of Hinduism, composed in an ancient form of Sanskrit about 1500 BCE?
(a) The Brahmanas
(b) The Rigveda
(c) The Aranyakas
(d) The Upanisads
What is the Rigveda
The one enduring Buddhist ritual service that is most evident in all modern Asian nations is the....
(a) death ritual service
(b) birth ritual service
(c) marriage ritual service
(d) stupa ritual service
What is the death ritual service