Hinduism: Dharma, Karma, and Samsara

Question 1

Dharma

Answer 1

• sacred duty
• determined by personality, age, sex, & social class (varna)
• promotes harmony
• no social change or movement with social pyramid

Question 2

Karma

Answer 2

• the sum of good and bad actions the atman (soul) carries from life to life
• good and bad actions affect future life

Question 3

reincarnation

Answer 3

• it is believed to be a cycle we go through from birth to death to rebirth

Question 4

Samsara

Answer 4

• continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (reincarnation)
• OAL - achieve moksha (being one with Brahman) and be released from Samsara