Chapter 5 Hindu & Jewish/Christian Creation Story

A story full of symbols that expresses a truth about a particular time is a....

• Fable

• Poem

• Parable

• Myth

Creation stories deal with the...

• Why, not the how

• How, not the why

The Hindu sacred sound that triggered the start of creation is....

• Vedas

• Moksha

• Karma

• Aum

In the Hindu creation story, the universe begins as a vast ocean with a .....

• Light coming from the sky

• Boat floating on the surface of the ocean

• Serpent floating on the surface of the ocean

• Darkness covering the ocean

In the coil of the serpent/snake in a deep sleep is....

• Lord Krishna

• Lord Vishnu

• Lord Shiva

• Brahma

After some time he hears a humming sound that is full of energy. This sound is called...

• Dharma

• Karma

• Moksha

• Aum

When Vishnu wakes up, he finds a lotus flower coming from his navel/belly and sitting on top is....

• Brahma

• Shiva

• Rama

• Krishna

Brahma is commanded to...

• Disappear

• Create the world

Brahma splits the lotus flower into three parts creating...

• The heavens

• The sky

• The earth

• The heavens, the sky & the earth

The Hindu creation story teaches that the universe will one day be wiped out by....

• Lord Vishnu

• Brahma

• Lord Shiva

• Lord Krishna