Religions of Ancient India

What is the holy book of Hinduism?

• Quran

• Bhagavad Gita

• Upanishads

• Tora

What is the holy book of Buddism?

• Tripitaka

• Bhagavad Gita

• Upanishads

• Tora

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

• Dalai Lama

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Mother Teresa

• Siddhartha Gautama

What is the ultimate goal of Jainism?

• To accumulate as much wealth as possible

• to practice nonviolence towards all living things

• To achieve eternal youth and immortality

• To become the ruler of the entire world

What is the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?

• The state of eternal suffering and punishment

• The concept of multiple gods and goddesses

• The belief in reincarnation as animals

• The state of perfect peace and freedom from the cycle of birth and death

What is the key value of Jainism?

• Karma

• Ahimsa

• Dharma

• Meditation

This is a quote from the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.

How does the idea in this quote impact Buddhists?

• It causes Buddhists to believe that people are not responsible for their fates in the afterlife.

• It causes Buddhists to practice their religion in two forms, a polytheistic form and a monotheistic form.

• It causes Buddhists to focus on the elimination of suffering through the elimination of desire.

• It causes Buddhists to worship two different gods, one being a god of suffering and one being a god of desire.

This chart represents the belief system of a major religion.

What religion does this chart represent?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

In what way are the Ten Commandments and the Eightfold Path similar?

• They both outline the steps to take to achieve reincarnation.

• They are both codes of conduct for people to follow.

• They both were developed by Siddhartha Gautama.

• They are both followed by the Hebrew people.

The concept of karma is best described as

• the relationship between Rama and Sita.

• the continuous pattern of life and death.

• the force that decides the form that people will be reborn into based on their actions

• being reborn into another life.