Hinduism

Question 1

What is the role of Brahma?

Answer 1

Creator

Question 2

What is the role of Vishnu?

Answer 2

Preserver

Question 3

What is the role of Shiva?

Answer 3

Destroyer

Question 4

How does Karma link to the Hindu belief on the afterlife?

Answer 4

The works they do in this life result in how positive a Hindu’s afterlife is.

Question 5

What’s Puja?

Answer 5

Hindus lay out images of the gods that they are praying to and this helps them to focus their prayers. They want to show love and devotion to Brahman.

Question 6

What are the features of the birthing and naming ceremony?

Answer 6

The baby is taken to the community mandir for a naming ceremony. The father offers ghee-soaked wood on the fire. After announcing the baby’s name, the priest pours holy water onto the baby’s head and puts a few drops of Amrit on the baby’s tongue.

Question 7

What are the Hindu goals?

Answer 7

Dharma: duty/worship
Artha: success
Moksha: liberation from reincarnation
Karma: pleasure