Hinduism Quizs

guru

• a religious teacher

• a type of meditation

• a spiritual leader

• a form of prayer

Aum

• A sacred sound representing the universe

• A type of meditation technique

• A traditional Indian dance form

• A form of ancient writing

atman

• the personal, individual spirit or soul

• a universal consciousness that connects all beings

• a physical body that houses the spirit

• a state of enlightenment achieved through meditation

Aryans

• nomadic warriors who mixed their traditions with the native Indus Valley people to form early Hindu traditions

• settled agriculturalists who avoided interaction with other cultures

• traders who primarily focused on commerce with Mesopotamia

• religious leaders who established the first monotheistic faiths in India

Vishnu

• God of destruction

• God of preservation

• God of creation

• God of knowledge

Mohandas Gandhi

• Leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance

• A famous Indian poet and writer

• A British colonial officer in India

• An Indian military general during World War II

cremation

• the act of burning the dead

• a method of burial

• a type of funeral service

• the process of embalming

Karma

• the law of chance and randomness

• the accumulated effects of actions in this and previous lives; the law of cause and effect

• a belief in fate and destiny

• the practice of meditation and mindfulness

avatar

• a digital representation of a user in a virtual environment

• a type of ancient Indian sculpture

• one of the incarnations of a god, especially Vishnu

• a character in a popular animated series

Vedas

• the most ancient Sanskrit scriptures

• a collection of modern poems

• a type of ancient Greek philosophy

• a historical account of Indian kings