what is the goal of hinduism
to free oneself from ignorance, confusion of identity and entanglements
how many aspects of god do hinus believe in
330,000,000
how many hindus are in the world
1,666,079,217
how many indians are there in the US
750,000
who wrote the Verdas and what are they
the Verdas were written by the Aryans and they are sets of hymns to give knowege given from god.
Hindu scriptures that pointed Hinduism in the direction of monotheism
The Upanishads
what is Karma
What goes around Comes around
the idea that the soul is reborn after death
reincarnation
the achievement of peace wisdom and strength results in this
liberation
A person that leads a person on a spiritual journy and shows them where to go
a Guru
what is a person on a spiritual journy
a Sadhu
a form of physical and mental self disiplineto acheave liberation
yoga
the song of the lord that talks about the love of Vishnu
the Bagavad Gita
what makes hinduism different from other religions in india
it adopts new ideas
who is the religious figure that taught that all relogions are paths that lead to god
Rama Krishna
what are effects of hinduism in everyday life in india
many protected animals
what is the worst thing a hindu can have
greed
what are your dutys called
Dharma
Freedom from ignorance, confusion of identity
Moksha
the holiest river
the ganges
what is a visible sighn of reincarnation
cremation
a chant
mantra
the hindu holy symbol
Om
Brahman
the many aspects of god
the creator aspect of Brahman
brahma
the preserver aspect of god
Vishnu
the destroyer and creator aspects of god
Shiva
a religious service
Pujaa
the Priest
Pujaari
the food donated to the service that is later shared
prassaad
an earthy aspect of a god used to focus on an aspect of Braman
Avatar
where a person is born in this is dependent on their Karma
Varnu or Caste
a subdivision of the larger caste
Jati or subcaste
the cast made up of priests and intelectuals
Brahmin
the caste of farmers and merchents
Kshatriya
herders farmers and merchents
Vaishya
the fourth caste of manual laborors
Shudra
the very lowest level of the caste system
Untouchables
Children of god
Harijans
red pwder that is rubbed on the forehead
Tilak
the triumph of good over evil
Dussehra
the festival of lights
Divali
the celebration of spring
Holi
the symbol of Shivas Role of giver of life
Lingam
Holiest of holy cows
Zebu
the remover of obsticals that looks like it has head of an elephent
Ganesa
list one major belief of hinduism and give three details to explain it and give three viible effects of that belief and how that belief is connected to those visible effects
more then one aspect of god: explanations: brama, braomman, Vishnew and Shiva......Visible effects: Dietys (Genesha), Muruty (Krishna), the Vedas that have talks talk about the gods and their myths
statue or picture that you are supposed to focus on
Murti