Highest Caste

Question 1

Highest caste

Answer 1

Brahmin

Question 2

Evil enchantress/demoness who tried to kill prahlid

Answer 2

Holika

Question 3

Ethical duty

Answer 3

Dharma

Question 4

Vishnu’s 8th incarnation

Answer 4

Krishna

Question 5

High God; fairly inconspicuous in modern times

Answer 5

Brahma

Question 6

Holy men

Answer 6

Sannyasin

Question 7

Paths

Answer 7

Margas

Question 8

Veil of ignorance

Answer 8

Maya

Question 9

(Devotional) path emphasized in the bhagavad-Gita

Answer 9

Bhakti

Question 10

Cycle of re-death

Answer 10

Samsara

Question 11

Basis for caste system comes from this ancient text

Answer 11

Law of Manu

Question 12

Babas, yogis, Brahmins

Answer 12

Exemplars

Question 13

Story where Krishna hells Arjuna figure out his duty, hinduisms most popular text

Answer 13

Bhagavadgita

Question 14

One of Hinduism’s earliest texts

Answer 14

Vigveda

Question 15

Vishnu, shiva, mohadevi

Answer 15

Trimurti

Question 16

(Meditating & study) path

Answer 16

Jnana

Question 17

Daily prayer

Answer 17

Puja

Question 18

Epic story of Rama and his defeat of ravana and return to his kingdoom

Answer 18

Ramayaha

Question 19

Moral law of cause and effect

Answer 19

Uarma

Question 20

The Vedic soul

Answer 20

Atman

Question 21

Doctrinal

Answer 21

Laws of manu
Caste
Duty

Question 22

Narrative

Answer 22

330 million gods and goddesses
Vedas, upanishadas
Ramayana

Question 23

Rule and ideals of dharma

Karma also a moral cause/effect

Answer 23

Ethical

Question 24

Devotional-marga puja
Pilgrimage
Meditation
Temple worship

Answer 24

Ritual

Question 25

Sacred cows Shrines temples Rivers(Ganges)

Answer 25

Material

Question 26

Ganges

Answer 26

Rivers

Question 27

Moksha, OM festival

Answer 27

Moksha

Question 28

Holy men

Answer 28

Institutional

Question 29

Outside of casts

Answer 29

Untouchables More rural= more traditional Handlers(garbage collectors) bc not cleansed

Question 30

Natural law

Answer 30

People are not born equal One has to fulfill dharma or bad Kama If don't follow dharma = chaos

Question 31

Female stage

Answer 31

Girlhood Householder Widowhood

Question 32

Reality-truth

Answer 32

Brahman is absolute true Within human is atman Veil of ignorance is maya

Question 33

Castes

Answer 33

People not created equal Entails the division of labor and spiritual purity Extremely complex

Question 34

Margas

Answer 34

Karma-righteous action-Vedas Jnana-wisdom Bhakti- selfless devotion love

Question 35

Male stage

Answer 35

Student Householder Forest dweller Holy man

Question 36

Four aims

Answer 36

Kama Artha Dharma Moksha

Question 37

Artha

Answer 37

Accumulation of wealth