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Worksheets11 RAE Hindu Sacred Texts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Like the Jewish Torah, the Christian Bible and the Muslim Koran, the ________ is the Hindu holy book.
Torah
Bible
Upanishads
Vedas
The holy Vedas, man’s oldest scripture are a collection of four books: the ________, Sama, Yajur and Atharva.
Rig
Upanishads
Sama
Vedas
Samhitas are:
texts addressing meditative visualisation
hymns of praise to various deities (Gods)
philosophical texts on the nature of ultimate reality and meditative traditions
texts describing methods of performing ritual animal sacrifices
Which texts are more valued in Hinduism today?
Samhitas
Brahmanas
Aranyakas
Upanishads
For thousands of years, the Upanishads were passed ________ from teacher to student.
in writing
spiritually
verbally
secretly
It was believed that writing the Upanishads down would compromise its __________.
sacredness
word count
strength
quality
Upanishads emerged from the spiritual experience of the _______ sitting near the __________, learning techniques for achieving religious experience.
prophet, God
student, master
clergyman, priest
student, tree
What does Karma mean?
means freedom and is the ultimate goal of human life
the effects of one’s actions on life
belief that the everyday world is an illusion (the self and the Universe are not separate)
a divine spirit that all people share (the inner self)
The holy Vedas are a collection of _______ books.
4
1000
100
40
The following is a definition for what?
Supreme, infinite, impersonal reality that is pure being, pure consciousness and pure bliss.
Atman
Maya
Moksha
Brahman
