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Hinduism Beliefs and Teachings
Hinduism Beliefs and Teachings
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Why do Hindus need/ use Murti?
to focus on their God and the abilities or role of that God.
They make the Mandir look nice.
They don't
They make their homes look nice.
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What is a guna?
a quality or attribute
An avatar
a way of describing Brahman
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Which Murti is the Goddess of Knowledge?
Ganesh
Saraswati
Lakshmi
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"I become death, destroyer of the world" who is this quote about?
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
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What is the Tandav?
One of the Trimurti.
Name of Shiva's dance which will destroy the the universe.
Avatars of Vishnu
The most important of all Gods.
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Vaishnavi's worship...
Vishnu and Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu and Shiva
only Vishnu
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What is Saguna Brahman?
God without any gunas
God with gunas
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What is the aim of life for Hindus?
To achieve Moksha
To mediate daily
To be kind to cows
To be reincarnated
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What is a Murti?
The Hindu deity responsible for creative power
An image or deity, used as a focus for worship/ offerings
the gaining of true knowledge about God.
The ultimate goal of human life
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What is Samsara?
16 Hindu ceremonies, marking rites of passage.
the continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
the name of an international charity.
ancient Hindu holy texts
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What is Nirguna Brahman?
God with gunas
God without any gunas
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What is ahimsa?
'spark of Brahman living in every soul
Non-violence towards plants and animals
Violence towards plants and animals
A state of enlightenment
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Who or what is Shakti ?
The name of followers of Shavism
A denomination of Hinduism
An avatar of Shiva
An avatar of Vishnu
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Which Murti is the God of wisdom and son of Shiva?
Lakshmi
Ganesh
Saraswati
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Vishnu's role ....
was as a creator.
to continually recite the four Vedas, from Brahma's 4 heads
is to destroy badness and make room for goodness.
earth in troubled times and restore balance of good and evil
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What is meant by Trimurti?
The first 3 Hindu's in the UK
The collective name for the 4 Vedas
The collective name for the 4 heads of Brahma
The 3 main aspects of Brahman
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Name the syllable that symbolises Brahman
Omnipotent
OM
The Trinity
Omniscient
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Which Murti is the Godess of wealth and purity?
Lakshmi
Saraswati
Ganesh
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Vishnu's main avatars are....
Rama and Shiva
Rama and Krishna
Krishna and Shakti
Shiva and Shakti
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Which is the best way to describe Maya
veil to our eyes, difficult to see connections to others
helps us to be conscious of being alive.
veil to our eyes, easy to see connections to others
helps us to be conscious of the dead.
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What is the connection between Murti and Puja?
There isn't one.
It's part of the Holy Trinity
Brahman is everything, he is the Murti.
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An avatar is ....
the only way to achieve Moksha
A God, on earth in human form.
A blue alien type creature
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What is Brahman?
Loving devotion to God
The path of devotion to God.
The Hindu deity responsible for creative power.
The Hindu name for God or supreme being.
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Shaivism: who do they worship?
Shiva as their main God
Vishnu as their main God
No-one they are atheists
Brama as their main God
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What is Puja?
paying respect to a deity / worship at home.
paying respect to a deity / worship home or Mandir
paying respect to a deity / worship at a Mandir
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What is an atman?
A persons inner self, soul or spirit.
the name of an avatar
a form of yoga
a form of meditation
