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Hinduism Flashcards

1
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Monism means _________

A

everything is the manifestation of god; does not work for dualism

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2
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True or False. The Hindu Trimurty/ Trinity are Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. They are consubstantial which means of the of the same substance/ essence

A

True

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3
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Brahma is the ______

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creator

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4
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Vishnu is the _______

A

preserver and protector

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5
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Siva is the _______

A

destroyer

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6
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Brahma came from a ______ egg

A

cosmic

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7
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Brahma says that the source of everything is ______

A

desire

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8
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Who is the least worshipped among the Hindu Trimurti/ Trinity? Why?

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Brahma. It is because he has already done his job.

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9
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He has 4 heads (facing all directions) and 4 arms.

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Brahma

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10
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True or False. There is only one creation story.

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False because the beginning is the end. It repeats itself.

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11
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Hindus believe that time is an illusion/ ‘______’

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maya

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12
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What is the goal with regards to time?

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To escape it or overcome it

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13
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Who is the consort of Brahma?

A

Saraswati

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14
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What is the vehicle of Brahma?

A

Hansa

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15
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His role is to maintain the balance of good and evil. Thus, he returns to Earth during imbalance via Avatars

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Vishnu

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16
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True or False. Rama (from Ramayana) and Krishna (from Mahabharata) are most venerated forms of Siva.

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False. They are avatars of Vishnu.

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17
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Vishnu has ___ number of reincarnations

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10

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18
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It means descent

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Avatara

19
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True or False. To preserve means to change.

A

False

20
Q

He has blue-colored skin and 4 arms which hold a conch, lotus flower, mace and chakra.

A

Vishnu

21
Q

The conch of Vishnu represents _______________

A

the primeval sound of creation, ‘Om’

22
Q

The _______ of Vishnu represents spiritual liberation which springs from something dirty

A

lotus flower

23
Q

This weapon of Vishnu represents physical and mental strength

A

mace

24
Q

Chakra of Vishnu represents ________

A

the mind

25
Q

Lakshmi is the consort of ________

A

Vishnu

26
Q

The vehicle of Vishnu is the _______ (eagle)

A

Garuda

27
Q

The followers of Vishnu are called _________

A

Vaishara

28
Q

True or False. Siva is considered the weakest among the trinity.

A

False. He is the strongest.

29
Q

The role of Siva is to destroy _______ and imperfections to pave way for _______ reincarnation

A

illusions

cosmic

30
Q

He is one of the trinity who is a meditating ascetic who is dubbed as ‘Lord of the Yogis’, ‘Lord of all creatures’ and ‘Lord of the Dance’

A

Siva

31
Q

‘Pashupati’ means ___________

A

Lord of all creatures

32
Q

_________ refers to the term ‘Lord of the Dance’

A

Nataraja

33
Q

He dances while destroying the world. He is surrounded by fire.

A

Siva

34
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What are the representations of Siva? (Clue: Wisdom, power, glory of the cosmic order, river)

A

(1) 3rd eye
(2) Snake necklace
(3) crescent moon on the head
(4) River of Ganges sprouts from the head - catches the water so it won’t destroy Earth

35
Q

The snake necklace of Siva is called a ‘_______’ which is an alive cobra

A

Vasuki

36
Q

Siva is often pictured with his family: his wife is _______ and his sons, ________ and ________

A

Parvati
Gamesha
Kartikeya

37
Q

Parvati is the goddess of ______ and devotion

A

love

38
Q

‘Devi’ or ‘Shakti’ means __________

A

mother goddess

39
Q

Gamesha has an ________ for a head

A

elephant

40
Q

He is the son of Siva who is the god of war

A

Kartikeya

41
Q

Siva lives in the ________ and he meditates there in an yoga position

A

Himalayas

42
Q

Other representations of Siva are the trident and the ‘Nandi’ which means _________

A

bull

43
Q

Followers of Siva are called ______ (sanskrit) or ______ (English)

A

Saiva

Saivites

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