Hinduism

Hindus believe that each of THESE beings are representations of different aspects of creation.

What groups of people invaded the Indian subcontinent and combined with the Dravidians?

This practice is designed to bring the body and soul closer together

Dharma refers to...

This is a multisensory experience in which Hindus worship a specific Hindu deity.

What is the group of people who are considered social outcasts in Indian society?

What beliefs brought by the Aryans combined with Dravidian traditions to form Hinduism?

The dot worn on the forehead between the eyes where attention is focused during mediation

Deities can become ___, the appearance or incarnation of a deity in human or animal form.

This is considered the greatest of all mantras and spoken during prayer and meditation

In order to break the cycle of rebirth and be liberated from the flawed world

What is the "Festival of Colors" that welcomes spring by throwing colored powder of each other?

What is the name of the social organization in India that is determined by birth?

What is the holiest river which is said to have poured from the heavens?

The name for an individual essence called the self (the soul) that lives in all creatures.

This was the belief of Gandhi and means nonviolence towards all living creatures.

What term means that the world is an illusion?

This is the good or bad force created by a person's actions.

What is the divine essence that fills everything in the world?

This is a spiritual teacher of Hinduism

Which of the following is not a form of the Hindu supreme being, Brahman?

Puja and rituals are performed publicly with Brahmins (priests) in a...

This is the official term for reincarnation or the cycle of rebirth of one's soul.

What is the collection of explanations of the Vedic form of Hinduism?

What is the Indo-Aryan book of religious texts that pass teachings to the next generation?