Hinduism, Buddhism & Judaism
Identify which religion best describes the statement provided. Use H for Hinduism, B for Buddhism, and
J for Judaism. There can be more than one answer for each statement.
1. ________ Has no one founder, but the origins come from the Aryan people that settled in
India.
2. ________ Goal is to reach nirvana, through enlightenment
3. ________ Samsara is the continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth, which one tries to be
released from.
4. ________ Polytheistic
5. ________ Monotheistic
6. ________ Belief in Reincarnation
7. ________ Originally had no worship of gods
8. ________ Moral law was the Ten Commandments
9. ________ Moral law was the Eightfold Path
10. ________ Final goal is a moral life through obedience of God’s law
11. ________ Holy books included the Vedas and the Upanishads
12. ________ Holy book includes the Torah
13. ________ Leaders of the faith included Abraham, Moses, and the Kings of Israel
14. ________ Started in India
15. ________ Belief in a supreme god Brahman, and other gods that represent aspects of Brahman
16. ________ Goal is to achieve moksha, when one is united with Brahman
17. ________ Had mutual promises between people and Yahweh, which were called covenants
18. ________ Society focused on the caste system
19. ________ Rejected the caste system
20. ________ Focused on how to end pain and suffering