religion

Question 1

Ishta Deva

Answer 1

cherished deity. Each major denomination has its own.

Question 2

Vedas

Answer 2

the oldest hindu religious text, very sacrificial oriented

Question 3

Caste (class) system
What are the four classes?
1) B
2) ksh
3) Vai
4) Shu

Answer 3

Brahmin (priestly class)

Kshatriya (fighters and rulers; aristocrats. Governors. Lead armies)

\Vaishya (producers and merchants; farmers).

Shudra (laborers; crafts people).

Question 4

Dharma -

Answer 4

“Duty”
“The way things are intended to be”
This is in context to the four classes above (stay within your duty)

Question 5

Samsāra -

Answer 5

Cycle of rebirth

Question 6

Ātman -

Answer 6

eternal soul (self); the “true” self. THIS IS THE THING THAT TAKES UP EXISTENCE IN DIFFERENT BODIES AFTER DEATH. Does not think, do, or act; it just IS. This does not generate karma

Question 7

karma

Answer 7

law of cause and effect (cosmic law of cosmic effect)
The type of existence in your next life is determined by your Karma

Question 8

Moksha

Answer 8

liberation from samsara

Question 9

Yoga is the way of achieving _______

Answer 9

Moksha

Question 10

the way of action that involves doing class duty

which yoga?

Answer 10

Karma yoga

Question 11

The Atman is _______ (the true self is nothing other than this principal being)

Answer 11

Brahman

Question 12

Maya

Answer 12

Ignorance (maya: maya also means illusion. Ignorance happens when we believe maya, which is “the illusion”). This leads to: Attachment

Question 13

Yoga: path of knowledge. Cultivate knowledge
Stop attachment/karma/rebirth (also no sex)

Answer 13

Jñāna Yoga

Question 14

Yoga: the way of devotion (love)

Answer 14

Bhakti yoga

Question 15

What are the four sights of of the life of Buddha?

Answer 15

1) Sick man
2) An Old man
3) A corpse,
4) A shramanan seeking escape from ssuffering

Question 16

Three main branches of Hinduism AND their attached cherished deity:
1) V
a) V

2) Shaiv
a) Sh__ Na_____

3) Shak
a) Goddess De__ (three forms: lakshmi, parvari, and saraswat)

Answer 16

Vaishnavites (70 percent).
Vishnu

Shaivites (26 percent)
Shiva Nataraja

Shaktas
Goddess Devi, three forms (lakshmi, parvati, and saraswati)

Question 17

Adivasis

Answer 17

indigenous people of south asia

Question 18

Indus Valley Civilization

Answer 18

was forgotten up until late 19th 20th century (was dug up by archaeologists).

Question 19

Brahman is an in-personal god

true or false?

Answer 19

true

Question 20

The three layers:

1) v

2) Changes

3) Up

Answer 20

Vedic, first layer

Changes (karma yoga, samsara, etc)

Third layer—now. The Upanishadic revolution

Question 21

Shramanas

Answer 21

ascetic forest-dwelling sages (gurus)

No sex
No family
No profession
Instead, meditation in the forest

Question 22

Guru’s seek moksha through ___ ______, NOT through M___a

Answer 22

These individuals seek Moksha through God-realization (NOT through following class dharma)

Question 23

Upanishads

Answer 23

“To sit near” for students

Question 24

The change

Answer 24

Vedic gods and goddesses are still recognized, but the upanishads focused on the god beyond them (the most real thing) Brahman\

Now, they say this Atman, is actually Brahman

Question 25

Hinud problem:

Answer 25

How can we get freed from samsara

Question 26

Buddhism problem

Answer 26

Problem: Why is there suffering? What can we do about it? (we acknowledge there is samsara, but it isn’t required for our problem, as even if we only went around ONCE in life (etc, liberated), there is still suffering in the world). Samsara only AMPLIFIES the suffering, the problem

Question 27

Three main branches of buddhism

Thera

Maha

Vajr

Answer 27

Theravada (teravada pronunciation)
Attempts to preserve the original practices of the buddha. This one is the most traditionalists

Mahayana
In addition to Buddhas, there are additional “bodisuctas”

Vajrayana
Often known as tibetan buddhism: the leader of Vajrayana is the dalai lama

Question 28

Buddha means

Answer 28

“the one who woke up”

Question 29

Siddhartha

Answer 29

he who will accomplsih the will of god

Question 30

Buddha was born in ___ BCE and Die around __ years later

Answer 30

563

80

Question 31

Brahmin’s are the

Answer 31

preistly class

Question 32

Kshatriya are the

Answer 32

Fighters, rulers, governors, army leaders

Question 33

Vaishya are the

Answer 33

producers, merchants, farmers

Question 34

shudras are the

Answer 34

laborers, craft peopl