Hinduism
Hinduism (pages 62-64):
1. How did the religion of Hinduism develop?
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2. What is different about Hinduism compared to Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam?
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3. What are the Vedas and Upanishads? ______________________________________________________
4. Hindu’s believe that the world has a soul that unites all individual souls known as the______________?
5. What are the three most important gods for a Hindu?
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6. What does every person have in Hinduism (individual souls)? ________________________________
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The ultimate goal of existence in Hinduism is to achieve enlightenment known as ____________________
8. What is Karma?___________________________________________________________________
9. What is the belief of reincarnation?
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10. What 3 ways does karma influence life circumstances?
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11. How long does it typically take a person to achieve moksha? ______________________________________
12. What three paths are there for achieving moksha? ________________________________________________
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13. How does the caste structure dominate every aspect of a person’s life?
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14. What are the beliefs of Jainism?
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Buddhism
Buddhism (pages 64-66):
1. Who founded the religion of Buddhism? _____________________________________
2. Why did Gautama leave the palace and never return?
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3. Who did Gautama become after he sat under a tree for 48 days trying to determining the mystery of life?
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4. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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5. What is the Eightfold Path?
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6. What is the final goal of a Buddhist? _______________________________
7. What are the Jatakas? ________________________________________
8. What happened following Buddha’s death?___________________________________________________
9. Where and how does Buddhism spread?
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