Religion Study Guide
1. Vedas is the ancient and sacred text
of Hinduism.
2. One of the practices of Hinduism
which involves sitting quietly and
repeating a mantra is called meditation
3. Brahman is a god or divine being of
the Hinduism faith.
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12. The basic teachings of Buddhism
are the 4 Noble Truths.
13. Nirvana is a state of happiness and
peace in Buddhism.
14. The Eightfold Path is a set of
guidelines for right living in Buddhism.
15. Buddhism is a no god religion.
16. Shinto began in Japan.
4. The social system which developed
as a part of Hinduism in which a
person’s station in life is determined by
birth is called the caste system.
5. Karma is the effect of actions of past
and present lifetimes, both good and
bad on one’s present life.
6. What river is considered to be the
most holy by Hindus? Ganges
17. Ancient spirits in Shinto are called
kami.
18. Who founded Shintoism? We don’t
know – passed down from Japanese
history
19. Who founded Confucianism?
Confucius
20. Where was Confucianism founded?
China
21. Confucianism is a no god religion.
7. What is the Hindu belief in more than
one birth? Reincarnation
8. In what country did Hinduism
originate? India
22. Confucianism is based on wise
teachings.
23. The holy book of Christianity is:
Bible
24. The holy book of Judaism is: Torah
9. Hinduism is a monotheistic religion.
25. The holy book of Islam is: Koran or
Qu’ran
10. Siddhartha Gautama was the
founder of Buddhism.
11. Buddha is known as the
Enlightened One.