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WorksheetsHinduism – core beliefs, teachings and practices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Fill in the blank: _______ is the supreme power in the Universe; ultimate reality; God.
Brahman
Vishnu
Shiva
Krishna
Fill in the blank: _______ refers to the three major aspects of the Brahman, the supreme power; Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.
Trimurti
Trinity
Triad
Trikaya
Fill in the blank: _______ are the incarnations (divine becoming human) of a deity, sometimes in human form; most commonly used is Vishnu, the Preserver God, who was incarnated through Krishna.
Avatars
Demons
Angels
Prophets
Fill in the blank: _______ is devotion. In bhakti traditions it is believed that love of God is the path to moksha (spiritual liberation).
Bhakti
Karma
Jnana
Raja
Fill in the blank: _______ is an ancient city in northern India, on the banks of the River Ganges. One of the seven sacred sites of Hinduism, important as a centre of spirituality, where many Hindus aspire to end their lives.
Varanasi
Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Fill in the blank: _______ is the fifth samskar when a child receives its name on about the eleventh day after birth. Also called the Namakarana.
Nam Samskar
Annaprashan
Mundan
Upanayan
What is Karma?
The belief in non-violence
The belief that actions and their consequences determine the release from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
The Hindu festival of lights
What does Samsara refer to?
The constant change or cycle of the world through birth, death, and rebirth
The ultimate union with God
The Spring festival of colors
What is Moksha?
The Hindu social classes
Release from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; spiritual liberation
The doctrine of non-violence
What are the Hindu social classes called?
Ashramas
Caste (Varna)
Dharma
What are the four stages of life in Hinduism known as?
Samsara
Ashramas
Karma
List the four stages of life in Hinduism.
The student stage - Brahmacari, the householder stage - Grihasta, the retired life/hermit stage - Vanaprastha, the wandering monk stage - Sannyasa
The student stage - Brahmacari, the warrior stage - Kshatriya, the merchant stage - Vaishya, the servant stage - Shudra
The childhood stage - Balya, the youth stage - Yuva, the adult stage - Praudha, the old age stage - Vriddha
The learning stage - Vidyarthi, the working stage - Karmi, the family stage - Kutumba, the spiritual stage - Adhyatmik
What is Divali?
The Spring festival of colors
The Hindu festival of lights
The doctrine of non-violence
What is Holi known for?
The rebirth of a soul
The Spring festival of colors
The belief in non-violence
What is the Ramayana?
A) A Hindu festival of lights
B) One of the two great epics of India
C) The doctrine of non-violence
