Fast & Curious: Hinduism & Buddhism

According to Hinduism, the main supreme power in the universe is 

• Rama
• Ganesh
• Shiva
• Brahman

What goes around comes around is a way to express the idea of ________________.

• dharma
• Veda
• karma
• Sanskrit

Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.

• True
• False

The __________ divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s rank, wealth, or occupation

• meditation

• caste system

• dharma

• Vedas

The Vedas are...

• ...a collection of sacred texts.

• ...a group of people from Europe.

• ...the three most important Hindu deities.

• ...the temples where rituals are performed.

The highest caste in Hinduism contains which kind of people?

• warriors & rulers

• priests & teachers

• traders & merchants

• farmers & laborers

In Hinduism, the break from the cycle of reincarnation is called...

• ...nirvana.

• ...darma.

• ...moksha.

• ...samsara.

What does it mean for Hindus to follow their dharma?

• They acknowledge the social superiority of the untouchables.

• They escape the cycle of rebirth and are united with Brahman.

• They fulfill the religious & moral duties of their social class.

• They withdraw from society and spend their days in prayer.

How was the Hindu belief about karma related to the caste system?

• People's caste determines which deities they worship.

• People in the lowest castes will come back as animals.

• People in different castes work different kinds of jobs.

• People are in a caste because of how they lived in past lives.

What does "Buddha" mean?

• "Awakened One"

• "Lifted One"

• "Shining One"

• "Sleeping One"