World Religion Test 2 Bon Iver

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Shruti

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Hindu sacred writings based on what was "heard."

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Mitra

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The Hindu God of faithfulness and keeping promises

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forever.

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The Hindu concept of Samsara refers to the wheel of rebirth which turns

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yoga

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A path of disciplined in Hinduism is called

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Veda

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The oldest scriptures of the Hindus, whose name means knowledge of wisdom

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Indra

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The Rig-Veda god who is named as creator and ruler of the universe

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moksha

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Release of a Hindu from a cycle of rebirths is known as

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Agni

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In the Rig-Veda, the god of fire is

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Samadhi

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In Hinduism, the term for concentration that unifies through absorption is

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Artha

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Which goal for Hindus is the pursuit of power and wealth?

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consequences

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The Law of Karma says that every moral act has

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Rama or Krishna

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Vaishnavites worship Vishnu or one of his avatars, such as

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Moksha

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The goal of the person seeking release from rebirth

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Brahma--Tantra

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Which set of terms is inconsistent?

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Brahmanas

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Commentaries and manuals to guide Hindu priests.

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Avidya

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The Hindu term meaning "not seeing things as they are."

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Krishna

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The central character manifesting God in the Bhagavad Gita

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Samsara

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The main problem for Hindus is

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Vishnu

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The most famous god of the Bhagavad Gita is Krishna, the incarnation of

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all the above

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Women in Hinduism

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True

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True or False: In Hinduism, Jnana means knowledge or wisdom

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False

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True or False: Bhakti is the Way of Works in Hinduism

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True

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True or False: Brahman is not usually seen as a physical image

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True

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True or False: The main Indus river is now in Pakistan

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False

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True or False: Divali is the last rite of a Hindu

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True

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True or False: Indra, in the Rig-Veda, is the creator and ruler of the universe

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False

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True or False: Manu was the charioteer of Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita

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False

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True or False: In Hinduism, Jnana means ignorance

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False

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True or False: Samadhi means that purusha turns to prakriti

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False

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True or False: The Sankhya system is strictly monistic, emphasizing prakriti

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False

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True or False: The main Indus river is now in India

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False

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True or False: Divali is the last rite of a Hindu

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True

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True or False: Upanishads means sitting close to a teacher

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Mahayanist

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The more expansive major division of Buddhism is the

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enlightenment

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The Buddha married and had a son before his

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Right sacrifice of animal offerings

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In the Eight-fold path of the Buddha, which term does not belong?

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a barber

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In the Four Passing Sights, which one does not belong

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Anicca

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The Buddhist doctrine that there are no permanent entities is

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suffering

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The Buddha was primarily interested in eliminating

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Sangha

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The Buddhist monastic order was the

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Tanha

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The source of suffering, said the Buddha, is primarily

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Nirvana

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In Buddhism, when grasping ceases, one passes from suffering to

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Bodhisattva

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In Buddhism, a being who has qualified for Nirvana but remains behind to help others is referred to as a

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Mahayana Buddhism

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A Bodhisattva is a being most associated with

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Koans

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Problems used by Zen monks to help reduce ordinary ways of thinking

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Buddha's

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Mahavira's life was about the time of the

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nonviolence

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Ahimsa means

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drops of honey

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In The Story of Samaraditya, by Haribhadra, a man clung to life for

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sellekhana

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The Jain holy death achieved by fasting is

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Nirvana

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Mahavira's enlightenment at about age 42 led to his experience of

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a ruler

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Mahavira's birth from Trishala meant that Mahavira was a Kshatriya,

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nectar

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In Nanak's direct vision of God he received a cup of

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Nanak

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The first guru of the Sikhs was

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Amritsar

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The main temple, the sacred center of the Sikhs is located in

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Mardana

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From the earliest days, this Sikh helped emphasize God's praise

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all the above

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To promote his message, Nanak

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ten

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The number of human gurus of the Sikhs is

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Hindu

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Nanak (1469-1539) was born a

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False

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True or False: Channa was the mother of Siddhartha Gautama

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False

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True or False: Since he was a Brahmin, Siddhartha became a priest

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True

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True or False: Tanha means desire or grasp

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False

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True or False: Theravadins think of the Buddha as the only one God

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False

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True or False: The Buddha died at age 60, at home with his wife

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True

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True or False: In Theravadin Buddhism, no Self exists over and beyond the five skandhas

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True

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True or False: In Japan, the Zen enlightenment experience is called Satori

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True

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True or False: The word Koan may have come from Chinese for a public law case.

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False

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True or False: Bodhisattvas are featured inTheravadin Buddhism

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False

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True or False: Jains believe that not injuring life now will involve one in suffering in the next life.

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True

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True or False: Jain sages teach that injuring animals is a sin.

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False

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True or False: Mahavira's search for enlightenment lasted twenty years

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False

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True or False: Mahavira left fifty disciples, all Brahmins

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True

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True or False: A Jina is a person who has conquered death

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True

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True or False: Mahavira renounced the world at age thirty

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False

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True or False: Sikh Gurus never married

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False

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True or False: Sikhs deplore music in worship

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True

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True or False: At gurdwaras, eating is a symbolic act

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True

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True or False: "God is one," is a central Sikh teaching

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False

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True or False: The story of the blind men and the elephant is a Sikh story only