Ch. 3 0 sec 2 Hinduism and Buddhism develop Flashcards
Who is the founder/origins of Hinduism?
-a collection of religious beliefs
Who is the founder/origins of Buddhism?
-Siddhartha Gautama
What are the key beliefs of Hinduism? list 4
- karma
- reincarnation
- all life is interconnected
- Moksha (a state of perfect understanding)
What are the key beliefs of Buddhism? list 4
- enlightenment
- the 4 noble truths
- the Eightpath Fold
- nirvana (release from pain/selfishness)
Who are the Hinduism’s gods? list 4
- Brahma (creator)
- Vishnu (protector)
- Shiva (destroyer)
- Mother Goddess
What are the gods of Buddhism?
-enlightenment, Buddha
What are Hinduism’s sacred literature? list 2
- Upanishads
- Vedas
What are Buddhism’s sacred literature? list 4
- commentaries
- legends
- rules about monastic life
- manuals on how to meditate
What are the effects on society of the Hindus?
- caste system”: when you die and have done good deeds, then you would be reborn in the next higher level of the caste system
- if you die and have done bad deeds, you would move to a lower level of the caste system
What are the effects on society of the Buddhas?
-Believed all people are equal in society
What are the modern-day traditions of the Hindus?
-Moksha
What are the modern-day traditions of the Buddhas?
-Buddha’s rituals
What was the beliefs of Jainism?
-a belief that every living thing should not be harmed because it has a soul
What was the tradition of Jainism? list 2
- their tradition include wiping ants that were in their way so they wouldn’t be killed or get harm
- find jobs that doesn’t involves butchering or harming living things
define reincarnation
(rebirth), an individual soul or spirit is born again and again until moksha is achieved
define karma
good or bad deeds of a soul - follows from one reincarnation to another
-influences specific life circumstances, such as the caste one is born into, one’s state of health, wealth or poverty
define jainism
- mahavira was the founder
- a religion founded in India in the 6th century B.C. whose members believe that everything in the universe has a soul and shouldn’t be harmed
define Siddhartha Gautama
- -the founder of Buddhism
- born in a noble family that lived in Kapilavastu, in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal
define englightenment
-wisdom which Siddhartha wandered through the forests of India for 6 years
define nirvana
-the Buddha’s word for release from selfishness and pain
