12 04 2015 Final Study Guide Week 10 Quiz Question 1 The shudra caste consists of Answer servants Question 2 From where does the term Hinduism derive Answer the word sind referring to the region of the river Sindhu Indus Question 3 The linga a conical or cylindrical stone column symbolic of creative energy is associated with which god Answer Shiva Question 4 Bhakti yoga discussed in the Bhagavad Gita refers to Answer the way of devotion Question 5 What Hindu festival means necklace of lights Answer Deepavali or Divali Question 6 The Atman is the Answer human soul Question 7 In what Hindu text is the Creation Hymn found Answer The Rig Veda Question 8 Prasada refers to Answer food ritually presented to then returned by a deity Question 9 How many incarnations will Vishnu have in the present cycle of creation according to Hindu tradition Answer 10 Question 10 In a Hindu wedding what does the couple take seven steps around together Answer ritual fire Question 11 To when are the Upanishads approximately dated Answer 600 BCE Question 12 Shruti that which was heard literature refers to Answer the vedas Question 13 The trimurti three forms includes which three gods Answer Brahma Vishnu Shiva Question 14 The most famous text outlining the norms of moral and social duty according to the caste system is the Answer Laws of Manu Question 15 Ayurveda referred to an important system of Answer medicine Question 16 Bhakti refers to Answer devotion Question 17 In which Hindu festival do people throw coloured powder on each other Answer Holi Question 18 Scholars date the composition of the Vedas to roughly Answer 1500 600 BCE Question 19 What does the term moksha mean Answer liberation from the cycle of rebirth Question 20 The practice of sati involves Answer the self immotion of a widow on her husband s cremation pyre Question 21 The Sanskrit word dharma for Hindus refers to Answer righteousness specifically in religious and social obligation Question 22 What American movement incorporated Hindu traditions and scriptures Answer transcendentalism Question 23 The phrase tat tvam asi you are that refers to Answer the connection of Brahman and Atman Question 24 The god Ganesha has the head of what animal Answer elephant Question 25 The Which of the following is NOT a great Classical Hindu epic Answer the Laws of Manu Question 26 The literal meaning of karma is Answer action Question 27 Who was the influential Hindu participant at the 1893 World s Parliament of Religions in Chicago Answer Vivekananda Question 28 What are the three ways to liberation described in the Gita Answer Action Knowledge devotion Question 29 What are the dharmashastras Answer codes of law and ethics Question 30 The kshatriya caste consists of Answer rulers and warriors Question 31 In the form of Nataraja Shiva is commonly portrayed iconographically as a Answer dancer Question 32 The origins of the four classes varnas is traced to Answer the cosmic sacrifice if Purusha the Supreme Person Question 33 Which of the following was NOT a Vedic god Answer Ganesha Question 34 Which of the following is NOT a form of the Goddess Answer Hanuman Question 35 This experience of Hindus seeing or being seen by a deity or a guru is called Answer darshana Question 36 Samsara refers to Answer the continuing cycle of death and rebirth Question 37 The Bhagavad Gita take the form of a conversation between Answer Arjuna and Krishna Question 38 The civilization in the Indus Valley region dating as far back as 2750 BCE is known as the Answer Harappa Culture Question 39 What is the most important school of Hindu philosophy Answer Vedanta Question 40 Krishna is considered an avatara incarnation of which god Answer Vishnu Question 41 The Bhagavad Gita is an extract from what larger work Answer the Mahabharata Question 42 Which of the following are types of smrti that which is remembered literature Answer all three the epics itihasas the Puranas and the dharmashastras Week 12 Quiz Question 1 According to Buddhist tradition what are the three characteristics of existence Answer Suffering impermanence and no self Question 2 The sacred geometric design used in Vajrayana Buddhist practice is called a Answer mandala Question 3 The term dukkha means Answer suffering Question 4 The term nirvana in Buddhism refers to Answer state of enlightenment Question 5 What vow were Mahayana Buddhists both lay and monastic encouraged to take Answer Bodhisattva vow Question 6 According to what Mahayana school can we invoke the name of Amitabha Buddha to be reborn in his realm and from there achieve enlightenment Answer Pure Land Question 7 Theravada Buddhists practice a simple form of meditation called Answer vipassana Question 8 To what does the Buddha s parinirvana refer Answer his death and moment of final release from the cycle of rebirth Question 9 The term arhat means Answer worthy one or saint Question 10 What is the gongan koan in Japanese Answer a paradoxical anecdote that is specifically deigned to defy rational understanding and force the student out of the reason or word centered state of mind into a more intuitive body centered mode Question 11 To where according to tradition was Buddhism taken by the monk Mahinda in the third century Answer Sri Lanka Question 12 The Madhyamika Middle Way school was founded by Answer Nagarjuna Question 13 A stupa is Answer a mound or structure built over an important relic which becomes a pilgrimage site Question 14 The Buddha s first sutra discourse or sermon was on Answer the middle way Question 15 The collection of birth stories or tales of the Buddha s previous lives are called Answer Jataka Question 16 According to the traditional story of the Buddha what did brahmins predict about his future when he was an infant Answer that he would become either a great political ruler or a fully enlightened being Question 17 What is the traditional place of the Buddha s enlightenment now a major pilgrimage site Answer Bodh Gaya Question 18 Vajrayana is also known as Answer Tibetan Buddhism Question 19 The term buddha literally means Answer fully enlightened one Question 20 According to most accounts approximately when did Siddartha Gautama live Answer fifth to sixth century BCE Question 21 What are the Three Jewels or Gems in Buddhism Answer the Buddha the Dharma and the Sangha Question 22 The term anatman means Answer no self or no soul Question 23 In Buddhist tradition Mara is Answer the lord of illusion and death Question 24 Which of
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