Hinduism

Question 1

Who is the divine in Hinduism?

Answer 1

Brahman

Question 2

Polytheistic or monotheistic

Answer 2

Polytheistic

Question 3

Where is Hindu’s place of worship?

Answer 3

Hindu temple

Question 4

Define Diwali

Answer 4

Beginning of the Hindu year, Festival of Lights, candles lit to celebrate Lakshmi, celebrates the victory of good over evil.

Question 5

What are the three most important forms of the divine?

Answer 5

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

Question 6

Name three Hindu festivals

Answer 6

Diwali, Holi, Kumh Mela

Question 7

Define Holi

Answer 7

Marks the beginning of spring and celebrates fertility (new life), they wear white and throw paint balls at each other to remember the God Krishna.

Question 8

Define Kumh Mela

Answer 8

Different type of festival, it’s a pilgrimage to four important places in the world over a period of. 12 years.

Question 9

What does the Aum represent

Answer 9

Fourth state representing spiritual oneness/ identity

Question 10

How old is Hinduism

Answer 10

4500 years old/ oldest

Question 11

what’s the moral code of Hinduism

Answer 11

Dharma as universal moral principles

In following Dharma, a number of values and attitudes are listed in the Hindu scriptures as necessary for a human being, for example absence of conceit, absence of hypocrisy, speaking the truth, harmlessness, accommodation, straightforwardness and compassion for all beings.