World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery - CH 3 (Hinduism)

Hindu worship includes...

Which of the following events occurred in 1948?

True or False: Hinduism's three paths to moksha are mutually exclusive.

Which of the following entities is an avatar of Vishnu?

The traditional practice of burning a widow on her husband's funeral pyre (outlawed in 1829):

An incarnation of a deity who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose:

The group of people whom Mahatma Gandhi renamed Harijan, "God's Children" were...

Which of the following concepts is not one of Hinduism's four goals of life?

Choose the right path: Meditating and studying

Krishna compares reincarnation to...

Which Hindu holy figure became a Christian and a Muslim, but remained a Hindu his whole life?

Choose the right path: The predominant path a yogi would follow

True or False: Karma is given by Hindu deities to reward good behavior and punish bad behavior.

True or False: The Bhagavad-Gita is a small section of the epic poem Mahabharata.

Choose the right philosophy: In its most famous version, sets forth eight steps in samadhi

Choose the right path: Helping out in a homeless shelter or soup kitchen

True or False: Hindus believe a person dies only once before attaining moksha.

Trancelike state where self-consciousness is lost & the mind is absorbed into ultimate reality:

Choose the right philosophy: Teaches that the world & all infinite beings are the stuff of maya

True or False: Hinduism has had a very large influence on the religious tradition of Muslims.

Ethical duty based on the divine order of reality is...

True or False: Hindus worship as many as 330 million gods and goddesses.

The highest of the four classes, made up of priests is...

Hinduism's most popular sacred text is...

The Hindu term for liberation is...

Choose the right philosophy: Emphasizes physical and psychological practices

The wheel of rebirth is...

Choose the right path: Worshiping at a temple or a household shrine

True or False: Hindus consider the Ganges River sacred enough to purify all sins.

Hinduism's closest equvalent to the Western term religion is...

A wandering ascetic who has advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life is called a...

The moral law of cause and effect of actions is...

Choose the right path: The path that the Bhagavad-Gita is most closely associated with

True or False: Brahman is Atman.

Hinduism's earliest sacred text is...

Choose the right philosophy: The approach that was advocated by Hindu philosopher Shankara

The eternal self is...

A person's particular dharma is determined by his or her...

One of the most frequently cited passages in Hindu literature is...

True or False: In samadhi the knower becomes that which is known.

Ancient philosophical texts that form the basis of Hindu doctrines are...

True or False: Brahman is personal and is easily perceived by humans.

Which of these Hindu gods is known for destruction and worshiped by millions?

Brahman is the...

Choose the right philosophy: Most faithful to the monism of Hinduism; embraced by jnana marga

The lowest class made up of servants and laborers is...

Choose the right philosophy: Offers basic teachings that are important for Jainism and Buddhism

True or False: Millions of Hindus still worship Brahma.

Choose the right path: The path that was advocated by Gandhi and is marked by unselfishness

True or False: Swami Vivekananda, who lived from 1863 to 1902, was the first Hindu missionary.

The doctrine of monism holds that...

Choose the right philosophy: Asserts that reality is two distinct categories (matter & eternal)

Cosmic illusion is...

True or False: Dharma has some commonalities with the Christian ideal of unconditional love.