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Hindusm ✔️ Flashcards

0
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Hindus consider the _______ sacred enough to purify all sins.

A

Ganges River

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The doctrine of monism holds that

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all reality is ultimate one

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2
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Hindu cosmology is

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Cyclical

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3
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Which path consists of meditating and studying?

A

Jnana Marga

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4
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Which of the following events occurred in 1948?

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Gandhi was assassinated.

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5
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Hindus worship as many as

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330 million gods and goddesses

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6
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The eternal self is

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Atman

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7
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Hinduism is

A

Polytheistic

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8
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Ghandi was born into

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a middle class merchant family

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9
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The highest of the four classes of

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Brahmin

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10
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The ultimate goal for all Hindus is

A

Moksha

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An wandering ascetic who has advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life is called a

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sannyasin

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12
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Which of these Hindu gods is known for destruction and is worshiped by millions?

A

shiva

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13
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Which of the following entities is an avatar of Vishnu?

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Krishna and Rama

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14
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The path that the Bhagavad-Gita is most closely associated with

A

Bhakti marga

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15
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The lowest class, made up of servants and laborers

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Shudras

16
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The path that was advocated by Mahatma Gandhi and that is marked by an attitude of unselfishness in all aspects

A

Karma Marga

17
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Worshipping at a temple or a household shrine

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Bhakti Marga

18
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Hinduism’s earliest sacred text

A

Rig Veda

19
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The Hindu term for liberation

A

moksha

20
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Ancient philosophical texts that form the basis of Hindu doctrines

A

Upanishads

21
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The eternal self

A

Atman

22
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Hinduism’s most popular sacred text

A

Bhagavad-Gita

23
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The moral law of cause and effect of actions

A

karma

24
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Ethical duty based on the divine order of reality

A

dharma

25
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The group of people Gandhi renamed “God’s children”

A

The Untouchables

26
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An incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity, who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose

A

avatar

27
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The traditional practice of burning a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre, outlawed since 1829 though still occurs rarely

A

sati

28
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List and give descriptions of the three paths to liberation.

A

1) Jnana Marga-> being a student and studying sacred literature
2) Bhakti Marga -> being a devotional religion leader
3) Karma Marga -> being selfless and charitable, unselfishness

29
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What are the three aspects of Hindu devotional life?

A

1) Prayer
2) Pilgrimage
3) Veneration of the cow

30
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What are the four stages of Hindu life?

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1) Student
2) Householder
3) Forest dweller
4) Ascetic Wanderer

31
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Describe two cyclical patterns of Hinduism

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1) Dharma -> what is morally right and wrong, ethical
2) Karma -> that everything has a cause and effect (consequences)
* this might not be right, because he crossed it out at first, but then wrote “ok”*

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