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hinduism key facts Flashcards

1
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What are most Hindus because they believe that God is in everything and all living things should be respected?

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vegetarian

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What do Hindus believe is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth?

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life

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What do Hindus call the effect that every action we take has on our life?

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karma

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What do Hindus believe will effect how we will live in our next life on earth?

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karma

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If we live a really good life on earth, Hindus believe that we will be freed from the cycle of rebirth and become one with what/who?

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God

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6
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Hindus worship millions of gods and goddesses, but how many gods do they ultimately believe in?

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one

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How many aspects/qualities of the one God do Hindus believe are represented in the millions of gods and goddesses that they worship?

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millions

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What name is given to a Hindu Temple?

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mandir

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9
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Over how many years old is Hinduism?

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4000

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10
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‘Hinduism’ is a collection of different religious traditions and practices from which country?

A

india

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How often do many Hindus worship God at home?

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everyday

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12
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What name do Hindus give to the one true God?

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brahman

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How many different qualities does Brahman have?

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millions

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What name do Hindus give to images of the different gods and goddesses?

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murtis

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Who do Hindus believe they are meeting with when they visit a murti?

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god / brahman

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Where can you find Hindu murtis, other than in Hindu homes?

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the mandir

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Who do Hindus ring a bell to awaken when they arrive at the Mandir?

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god/brahman

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18
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What do Hindus bow down and pray to in the Mandir?

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murtis

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What is a Hindu doing when they ask God for something, or thank God for something good that has happened?

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praying

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20
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Hindus often choose to worship a god, or goddess, that their family has traditionally worshiped, or that has qualities that they what?

A

admire

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21
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Name one of the gods that Hindus believe is responsible for creation:

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shiv

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22
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What is the name of the monkey god that a Hindu might worship if they wanted strength?

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hanuman

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What is the name of the elephant god that a Hindu might worship if they wanted intelligence?

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ganesh

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How many gods, or goddesses, (qualities of Brahman) do Hindus often choose to worship?

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one

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25
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What name is given to the Hindu worshiping ritual?

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aarti

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26
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Aarti ceremonies often help Hindus feel what to the god, or goddess they are worshiping?

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closer

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How often is aarti usually performed in the morning and evening?

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every day

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Other than in the Mandir, in what place is aarti usually performed?

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the home

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29
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Are murtis in the Mandir usually more, or less, decorative than the murtis in Hindu homes?

A

more

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30
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What do Hindus treat as it they were God?

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murtis

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31
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As well as putting markings on it, what else might a Hindu do to a murti to perform aarti?

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bathe it

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32
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What do Hindus often feel like when they go to a murti shrine?

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peaceful

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33
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What feeling between brothers and sisters does Raksha Bandhan celebrate?

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love

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34
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What does ‘Raksha’ mean?

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protection

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35
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What does ‘Bandhan’ mean?

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tie

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36
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What is the name of the bracelet that a sister might tie to her brother’s wrist as part of Raksha Bandhan?

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rakhi

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37
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What is a Hindu brother supposed to offer his sister over the coming year if she ties a rakhi around his wrist at Raksha Bandhan?

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protection

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38
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What is the name of the mark that a Hindu sister might put on her brother’s foreheard at Raksha Bandhan as well as give her brother a rakhi?

A

tilak

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39
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Tilaks are made of water, rice and what coloured powder?

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red

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40
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What does a tilak represent?

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good fortune

41
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What do Hindu sisters say, asking God to keep their brother happy and healthy in the year ahead, when they tie a rakhi to their brother’s wrist?

A

a prayer

42
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What do Hindu sisters feed their brothers after they have given their brother a rakhi?

A

a sweet

43
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What do younger brothers touch out of respect when their older sister gives them a rakhi?

A

their sisters feet

44
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What do Hindu brothers give their sisters in return for a rakhi?

A

a gift

45
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Other than a friend, who might Hindu girls give a rakhi to at Raksha Bandhan if they don’t have a brother?

A

a cousin

46
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What type of karma do Hindus believe people receive when they act kindly?

A

good

47
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What type of karma do Hindus believe people receive when they act selfishly?

A

bad

48
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Which part of us do Hindus believe changes in each life?

A

our physical matter

49
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Which part of us do Hindus believe stays the same in each life?

A

our spiritual matter

50
Q

Name something that Hindus believe someone might be reincarnated into other than a human being or animal:

A

tree

51
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Potentially how many times do Hindus believe a person’s soul might be reincarnated before it has learned everything that it is meant to learn?

A

thousands

52
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What name is given to the end of the cycle of rebirth?

A

moksha

53
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What do Hindus believe people reach if they always try and be the best they can be?

A

moksha

54
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When people reach moksha, who do Hindus believe they are one with?

A

god

55
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What do most Hindus prefer to do with someone’s physical body when they die?

A

cremate it

56
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Cremation symbolises the quick release of what into the next life for a Hindu?

A

the soul

57
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Where do Hindus prefer to scatter ashes after a cremation?

A

in a river

58
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In which river in India are ashes traditionally scattered?

A

ganges

59
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Which river do Hindus believe is the most sacred?

A

all of them

60
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Hindus believe a soul puts on a new body a bit like a person putting on a new set of what?

A

clothes

61
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What do many Hindus believe bathing in a river can wash away?

A

bad karma

62
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What is the name of the most famous Hindu bathing ceremony?

A

the kumbh mela

63
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In which river in India does the Kumbh Mela take place?

A

ganges

64
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How many million people take part in the Kumbh Mela?

A

40

65
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What is the largest gathering of human beings on earth?

A

the kumbh mela

66
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What natural entity do Hindus believe life flows like?

A

a river

67
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Name a Hindu pilgrimage

A

the kumbh mela

68
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What name is given to a journey that people take in order to feel closer to God?

A

pilgrimage

69
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How many times do Hindus hope take part in the Kumbh Mela in their lifetime?

A

at least once

70
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Other than the Kumbh Mela, rivers and temples, where else do Hindus go on pilgrimage?

A

mountains

71
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What do Hindus need to do to fulfill a duty within Hinduism?

A

get married

72
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What is the name of the party a bride has before the wedding with her friends and family?

A

a mehndi party

73
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What do guest have drawn on their hands and feet with henna at a mehndi party?

A

patterns

74
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What name is given to the canopy under which Hindu weddings take place?

A

mandap

75
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What is thought to keep good energy in and bad energy out at a Hindu wedding?

A

the mandap

76
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What is hidden so that the groom doesn’t see the bride before a Hindu wedding ceremony?

A

his face

77
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What is the name of the traditional Indian dress that a bride wears at a Hindu wedding?

A

sari

78
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What does a priest light at a Hindu wedding ceremony?

A

a holy fire

79
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How many times do the wedding couple walk around the holy fire?

A

4

80
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What is the name of the red mark the groom draws on a Hindu bride’s forehead to show that she is married?

A

sindoor

81
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What do the red and white on a Hindu wedding sari represent?

A

purity and fertility

82
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Other than a sindoor, what does a Hindu groom give the bride to show that she is now married?

A

a necklace

83
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What Hindu festival marks the start of Spring?

A

holi

84
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What do people throw at Holi?

A

powdered paint

85
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Holi celebrates the overcoming of what?

A

evil

86
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What do Hindus believe is purified of evil through the lighting of bonfires during Holi?

A

the air

87
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What do Hindus understand as the image of God that people can see?

A

fire

88
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As well as chickpeas and coconut, what offering do Hindus put into the fire at Holi?

A

popcorn

89
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Which Hindu god, that appeared as a playful boy and threw coloured water over milkmaids, is Holi thought to originate from?

A

krishna

90
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What does red paint represent at Holi?

A

power

91
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What does orange paint represent at Holi?

A

purity

92
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What does green paint represent at Holi?

A

love

93
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What does Diwali celebrate?

A

light

94
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What does Diwali remind Hindus will be ‘lit up’ if they let God into their lives?

A

their lives

95
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In which season of the year is Diwali celebrated, and the Hindu new year begins?

A

autumn

96
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Hindus clean their homes, wear new clothes and exchange gifts at which Hindu festival?

A

diwali

97
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What is the name of the Hindu goddess of wealth that Hindus invite into their homes at Diwali so that they will receive good fortune in the coming year?

A

lakshmi

98
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What is the name of the patterns that Hindus decorate their doorsteps with at Diwali along with lights to guide Lakshmi to their homes?

A

rangoli

99
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Hindus decorate homes and streets with rows of what at Diwali?

A

lights

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