History Flashcards
What are the two central belifs and Hinduism
- There is a supreme god named Brama
- every person is born with a soul that is part of brahma
What is Hinduism
The religion of people in India
What gold priest play in Brahmanism
They told about Vedas or orally
What are Hinduism is most important most important scarce poems
The Mahabharata and Ramayana
How long has Hinduism been a major religion
2500 years
Some details about Vidas are
There are India’s oldest scariest homes they are transmitted orally and later written and they contain religious beliefs
Around 500 B.C.E. what did Brahmanism begin to change to
Hinduismbecause people had questions about how they should live
What is a guru
Thinkers and teachers
What is an epic home
A long story
What did the two greatest pomes help do
They helped explain Hinduism beliefs and how Hindu should live
What is dharma
Moral life
What is mokshaw
Release from life
What is a reincarnation
Rebirth of life after death
What is karma
Karma is the sub of people’s actions consequences words and thoughts
What are the three paths to God
The wave devotion the way of knowledge and the way it works
How are retard nation and karma related
If you have a good karma then you’ll have a good afterlife
What are the four goals of Hindu life
Dharma moksha reincarnation and success
Examples of pleasure
Eating or falling in love
What is an ethnic group
Group of people that share a distinct culture
What is a sect
A set is a smaller religious group that has broken away from the largest stab list group
what are three places that Hinduism spread in Asia
Nepal Salonga in Vietnam
What was the language that Hindu text were written
Sanskrit
