Midterm Questions Flashcards
1
Q
The language of the Aryans
A
Sanskrit
2
Q
Kshatriyas are the ______ class
A
Ruler, land owner, warrior
3
Q
Which Hindu god is the Preserver?
A
Vishnu
4
Q
What is consulted to provide a good match of marriage partners in a Hindu marriage?
A
Horoscopes
5
Q
What is the primary funeral custom from for disposing of the dead in Hinduism?
A
Cremation
6
Q
Who was Ashoka?
A
An Indian Buddhist Emperor
7
Q
Into what kind of intellectual world was the Buddha born?
A
Vigorous and novel speculation
8
Q
What is a mudra?
A
A symbolic posture of a Buddha image
9
Q
The Buddhist community
A
Sangha
10
Q
Where is Mahayana Buddhism most dominant?
A
China and Japan
11
Q
What does “bodhisattva” mean?
A
Enlightenment of being/person
