Hinduism ch 3 World Religions

an incarnation of a deity sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose

provides a rule for life

Hindu deities deliver karma to reward good and punish bad behavior

Dharma has much in common with

Hindu term for liberation

Hindus believe a person dies _____before moksha is achieved

ethical duty based on the divine order of reality

Hindus can worship ______gods and goddesses

focuses on care for others and the world

monism holds

god of destruction

determines the cirumstances of life independents of a diety

the path of knowledge

the eternal self

the path for the philosophical

path for the emotional

the path marked by unselfish service

the path for the active

The most popular Hindu text

ethical duty based on the divine order of reality

the path of works

the path of devotion

Hindus three paths to moksha _______mutually exclusive

protector god

which is a goal of life

a group of people Ghandi renamed "God's children"

Gandhi helped achieve

cosmic illusion

determines the nature of one's reincarnated self

the path that worships gods and goddesses, has avatars and rituals

the highest of the four castes, made up of priests

executes a high level of justice, people are responsible for their actions

the path that has three schools of thought within it

Traditional but outlawed burning of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre

the wheel of rebirth

moral law of casuse and effect

Hindus consider _______sacred enough to purify sins

its sources are scripture, tradition, and conscience

Brahman is

in its most famous version, sets forth 8 steps cuminating in samadhi