WR Hinduism Review

 the moral law of cause and effect

Doing service within one's community follow closely which path?

Hinduism's three paths to moksha are mutually exclusive, one can follow only one path at a time

the eternal self

 Hinduism's earliest sacred text

cosmic illusion

Which school defines: most faithful to the predominant monism of Hinduism and pursues knowledge

a trance-like state in which self-consciousness is lost and the mind is absorbed into reality

the group of people whom Mahatma Gandhi renamed Harijan, "God's children"

Hindu worship includes

in its most famous version, sets forth eight steps that culminate in samadhi

Hindus no longer worship Vishnu

the lowest caste, made upon servants and laborers

Daily worship of one's preferred god matches which path?

The doctrine of monism holds that

Hinduism's closest equivalent to the Western term religion is 

A Hindu who has advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life is called a 

One can know Brahman personally, and can easily perceive him

One of the most frequently cited passages in Hindu literature is

 Hindus consider the Nile River sacred enough to purify all sins

The ________________ is a small section of the epic poem Mahabharata.

 an incarnation, of a deity who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose

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

Hindus believe that a person dies exactly 10 times before moksha is achieved 

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

Which path matches: meditating and studying

The most notable advocate of this school was medieval philosopher Shankara

Hindus could worship 330 million or more separate gods and goddesses

Which school best matches: teaches that the world and all finite beings within it are of maya

the Hindu term for liberation

Hinduism's most popular text

the path that the Bhagavad-gita is most closely associated with

Krishna compares reincarnation to 

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

Which word best defines: the wheel of rebirth

Which path best matches: the predominant path a yogi would follow.

Which of the following entities is an avatar of Vishnu?

the traditional practice of burning a widow on her husband's funeral pyre, outlawed since 1829

Which school best matches: emphasizes physical and psychological practices

Which of the following occurred in 1948?