Hinduism and Buddhism Review

The Hindus believed a deity wrote the Vedas which are ______________

• two holy books of visions

• four holy books of Hinduism written in Sanskrit

• words of the universe

• two brothers who worshiped in nature

Hindus believed in karma, or that people create their own destiny through...

• Good thoughts only

• Bad choices

• Every action, word, or thought

• How much they gossip

What is pantheistic?

• Hindu belief that the universe is God and God is the Universe

• Buddhist belief that our past actions and present doings result in our own happiness or sorrow.

• Buddhist belief that our past actions and present doings result in our own happiness or sorrow.

• Buddhist beliefs: 1. All life is suffering. 2.Desire is the cause of pain 3. End pain by overcoming one’s desires. 4.To overcome desire, have virtue and compassion for all living things.

What is Samsara?

• Hindu belief that the universe is God and God is the Universe

• Buddhist beliefs: 1. All life is suffering. 2.Desire is the cause of pain 3. End pain by overcoming one’s desires. 4.To overcome desire, have virtue and compassion for all living things.

• Branch of Islam that denied that a blood relative of Muhammad needed to be the Caliph of Islam, hence leaders before Ali were acceptable.

• Hindu word for reincarnation; belief that after death, the souls of humans and animals will be reborn depending on the karma of their past life, which can be purified through dharma, or religious duties.

What is a Mandir?

• Hindu belief that the universe is God and God is the Universe

• Buddhist place of worship in addition to worshipping at home.

• Buddhist beliefs: 1. All life is suffering. 2.Desire is the cause of pain 3. End pain by overcoming one’s desires. 4.To overcome desire, have virtue and compassion for all living things.

• Temple where Hindus worship

Hinduism was born out of what religion?

• Buddhism

• Brahmanism

• Judaism

• Islam

What is the Holy Book of Hindus?

• Torah

• Bible

• Qur'an

• Vedas

• None of the above

What is the Holy Book of Buddhists?

• Torah

• Bible

• Qur'an

• Vedas

• None of the above

The religion of Buddhism is primarily practiced in all the following places except:

• Thailand

• China

• Japan

• Western Europe

Buddhists believed that people were reincarnated until they reached _____________, an inner peace or enlightenment.

• nirvana

• state of light

• state of wealth

• heaven