Dharma
The Hindu word for religion, which also refers to duty, natural law, social welfare, ethics, health and transcendental realization is
Karma
The Hindu term for action and consequences of action is
Yoga
Spiritual disciplines designed to clear the mind and increase sattvic qualities are known as
Tantras
The power of the feminine aspect of the divine is known as
Brahmin Kshatriyas Vaishyas Shudra
List the 4 caste groups
Ramakrishna
The 19th century spiritual leader who recognized the Divine Mother in everything, including a cat, was named
Lord Ram
Controversy swirls in India around the town of Ayodhya, known in Hindu mythology as the birth place of
True
T/F Historians of Hinduism agree that "Aryans" invaded and influenced the Indus Valley.
True
T/F Hindu traditions teaches that the Vedas are not the work of humans.
True
T/F Hindu philosphical systems include both dualistic and monistic viewpoints.
True
T/F The most popular for of yoga is the Bhakti yoga.
True
T/F The god Vishnu periodically appears in earttly incarnations.
False
T/F Humankind is understood to be currently in the first of the 4 stages of Yuga.
False
T/F Hindus bury their dead so that the soul may return to mother earth.
True
T/F Hindu worship may be carried out both in the home or in temples.
False
T/F The Indian Supreme Court has refused to rule on what beliefs define Hinduism.
False
T/F Mahatma Gandi taught that is was wrong for Hindus to study other religions.
True
T/F The festival of Janmashtami celebrates Krishna's birthday.
False
The festival of Kumbh Mela celebrates Rama's defeat of the demon Ravana.
False
Home puja is a practice that is rarely used by modern Hindus.
Vedas
The religions texts often considered to be the foundations of Hinduism are called
Agni
The Hindu god of fire is
Samsara
The belief that the soul leaves the dead body and enters a new one is called
Reincarnation
The cycle of death and rebirth is
End of winter/begin of spring
The Hindu festival of Holi may be understood as celebrating
Guru
What is the name for a Hindu spiritual teacher?
Dualistic and Monistic
Samkhya and Advaita are
All of the above
Shiva is
Krishna's instructions to Arjuna on the art of self-transcendence
The Bhagavad-Gita is
Weath and beauty
Food that has been santified by being offered to a deity is known as
Devi
The goddess often used generically to refer to the Divine Mother or the goddess in all her forms is
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1. All life is unity 2. Every birth is a rebirth 3. Karma is the dogma of spiritual bank account 4. Human conditions is misery and opportunity 5. Goal of life-Siddhi 6. Techniques are provided to reach goals 7. Every person is free to chose his own 8. Anything faithfully followed will lead to the ultimate realization
8 motifs of Hinduism