Key Hindu Terms

Question 1

Soul

Answer 1

The part of you that lives on forever

Question 2

Ahimsa

Answer 2

Non violence/ respect for all living creatures

Question 3

Gandhi

Answer 3

A holy man/ leader/ non violent protester

Question 4

Murti

Answer 4

An item that holds an image of god

Question 5

Mandir

Answer 5

The Hindu holy building

Question 6

Bhagavid Gita

Answer 6

Holy Hindu scriptures

Question 7

Atman

Answer 7

The soul

Question 8

Moksha

Answer 8

The ultimate goal of a Hindu. Where the soul goes back to be with Brahman (God)

Question 9

Samsara

Answer 9

The cycle of birth death and re birth

Question 10

Dharma

Answer 10

The teaching of Hinduism/ the guidance of living

Question 11

Karma

Answer 11

The eternal consequences of your actions

Question 12

Incarnation

Answer 12

God in a human form

Question 13

Reincarnation

Answer 13

Where the soul moves into a new body

Question 14

Avatar

Answer 14

When God comes to earth in human or animal form

Question 15

Shakti

Answer 15

The cosmic forces which moves throughout the earth

Question 16

Caste

Answer 16

A system where the society is dividing into different social class a with different expectations