Exam 3: Hinduism

Uma Bharati is a member of the BJP Party and works for the "welfare of the world," which has meant working with ________ and women in her native village.

For thousands of years the Vedas were transmitted orally from brahmin to brahmin, until they were finally put into writing.

Ancient Vedic gods and goddesses were discarded after the Ramayana was composed.

Which item represents Shiva's infinitely creative and generative energy?

Most Hindu devotional practices are derived from the Vedas.

The aim of yoga is to nurture the control that material nature exerts over the human spirit.

What does the following Key Term mean: -karma

What does the following Key Term mean: -bhakti

What is the significant difference between shruti and smriti? How do these distinctions characterize the authority of texts, and why is this distinction important? Use examples in your discussion.

Ultimate liberation from samsara is known as Brahman.

Even in death sumangalis or "auspicious women" are said to have immense power to bring to fruition or to hinder the progress of any ritual.

Hindus seek liberation from _________, one's repeating cycle of death and rebirth.

The aim of ________ is to eliminate the control that material nature exerts over the human spirit through introspective practice.

The popular Hindu rite of _________ is seeing, and being seen by, a deity or holy person.

Explain how a Hindu can say that there is one god but also that there are thirty million gods.

In the Ramayana, who rescues Sita from Ravana, the king of the demons?

Which of these best describes the Hindu practice of arti?

Hindu philosophies presuppose the authority of what texts?

Discuss the historical importance of the Vedas.

What does the following Key Term mean: -brahmin