oldest religion that we know of that started at least 4000 years ago
Hinduism
which religion discussed is rooted in Indian culture
Hinduism
oldest scriptures in hinduism
vedas
the cycle of life and death that is ongoing and doesn’t seem to end
samsara
to do ones duty in life
dharma
means discipline
yoga
god and the universe are connected and both divine
monism
the goal of hinduism is to escape samsara by achieving liberation called
moksha
list three hindu gods discussed in class
brahma, vishnu, shiva
the belief that what goes around comes around
karma
one major belief of hindus regarding death
reincarnation
hindu worship is called
puja
two types of hindu writing
zruti and smrti
example of real hindu who sought out non violence
ghandi
founder of buddhism and becomes the buddha
siddartha guatama
means enlightened one
buddha
main problem discussed in buddhism is
suffering
overcoming suffering is discussed as
enlightenment
overall goal of buddhism is
to achieve enlightenment
the key to eliminating suffering is
following the eightfold path
a word to summarize the ideas of buddhism
compassion
t/f the buddha was born into a poor family and experienced poverty from a young age
false
how many followers in the world of buddhism
400 million
how many followers in the world of hinduism
1 billion
