Hinduism Summary

Question 1

Who are the Trimurti and what are their roles?

Answer 1

Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the protector and, Shiva, the destroyer

Question 2

Define avatar

Answer 2

The Incarnation of God in Earth

Question 3

Define Incarnation

Answer 3

God comes in human form

Question 4

Define polytheistic

Answer 4

A religion that believes in more than one God

Question 5

Define monotheistic

Answer 5

A religion that believes in only 1 god

Question 6

Define puja

Answer 6

Puja is a ritual of worship

Question 7

Define reincarnation

Answer 7

The endless cycle of life and death

Question 8

Define karma

Answer 8

Our actions have positive and negative consequences

Question 9

Define atman

Answer 9

The Hindu name for the soul

Question 10

Define moksha

Answer 10

Liberation/freedom from endless suffering and endless rebirth

Question 11

What was the name of the evil king who kidnapped Sita? And how many arms and heads did he have?

Answer 11

Ravana was the king and he had 20 arms and 10 heads

Question 12

Who was Rama’s wife?

Answer 12

Sita

Question 13

What was the name of the monkey king who helped Rama save Sita and what power did he have?

Answer 13

Hanuman could he could fly

Question 14

How did Rama kill Ravana?

Answer 14

He used a magic arrow given to him be Hanuman and shot Ravana in the naval

Question 15

What did people in the kingdom do to help guide Rama and Sita back home?

Answer 15

They lit oil lamps on their windows to help guide them back home

Question 16

What does Diwali symbolise?

Answer 16

It symbolises the victory of light over darkness and good over evil

Question 17

What is Diwali known as?

Answer 17

Diwali is known as the festival of light

Question 18

How was the world created in Hinduism?

Answer 18

Before the creation the was just nothing. Brahma was sleeping in a cobra who protected him. An om sound grew louder taking over the nothingness and waking up Vishnu. A lotus flower grew from Lord Vishnu’s navel with Brahma sitting on it. Brahma separated the flower into three parts - the heavens, the Earth and the sky. Out of loneliness, Brahma split himself into two to create a male and a female. From this male and female all beings were created.

Question 19

Who was in the cobra that was in the ocean of nothingness?

Answer 19

Lord vishnu

Question 20

What sound disrupted the nothingness in the creation story of Hinduism?

Answer 20

An aum/om sound

Question 21

What grew from Lord Vishnu’s naval?

Answer 21

A lotus flower

Question 22

Who sat in the middle of the lotus flower?

Answer 22

Brahma

Question 23

1) What did Lord Vishnu tell Brahma to do?
2) How did Brahma create the World?

Answer 23

1) To go and create the world.
2) He took the lotus flower and created the heavens, the earth and the skies.

Question 24

How many parts did Brahma create with his flower?

Answer 24

3

Question 25

Is hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?

Answer 25

Hinduism is polytheistic

Question 26

Define Soul

Answer 26

The part of you that lives on forever

Question 27

Who was Gandhi

Answer 27

A holy man/ leader/ non-violent protester

Question 28

Define Murti

Answer 28

An item which holds the image of God

Question 29

Define Mandir

Answer 29

The Hindu Holy building

Question 30

Define Bhagavid Gita

Answer 30

Hindu Holy scriptures

Question 31

Define Samsara

Answer 31

The cycle of birth, death and rebirth

Question 32

Define Dharma

Answer 32

The teachings in Hinduism/ guidance for living.

Question 33

Define Shakti

Answer 33

The cosmic forces which moves throughout the earth

Question 34

Define Caste

Answer 34

A system where society is dividing into different social classes with different expectation

Question 35

Who was the most powerful incarnation of Vishnu?

Answer 35

Most powerful incarnation of Vishnu is Krishna

Question 36

Which avatar of Vishnu is a mischievous child?

Answer 36

Krishna

Question 37

What is the holy book of hinduism?

Answer 37

The vedas

Question 38

What was the story of Matsya?

Answer 38

A man name Matsya found a fish in a river he cared for the fish even when it kept growing st a rapid speed. Often described as the first of Vishnu’s ten primary avatars, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man, Manu, from a great storm. Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish, often golden in color, or anthropomorphically with the torso of Vishnu connected to the rear half of a fish.