Download 6.7 Study Questions: Hinduism and Buddhism

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Chapter 6, Section 2, Hinduism and Buddhism, pp. 203-208
Hinduism
1. The third largest religion in the world, Hinduism’s basic principles were already formulated
by ___ (year).
2. The basic principles of Hinduism were written in sacred writings known as the four ___.
3. What might explain why Hinduism has thousands of deities?
4. Although Hindus have thousands of deities, they tend to think of all deities as ___.
5. Hindus believe in a universal spirit called ___.
6. According to ancient sacred texts known as the Upanishads, what does every living being’s
soul want, and when does this happen?
7. According to the Upanishads, how is a soul joining with Brahman like a lump of salt being
thrown into water?
8. Hindus believe that a person who lived a bad life would ___.
9. The idea of being reborn into many lives before reaching the Brahman is called ___.
10. Dharma is ___ and it requires people to ___.
11. Kharma is ___.
12. Hindus believe that they will have good karma if they ___.
13. Hindus believe that if they have good karma, what will happen?
14. Belief in reincarnation made Hindus more accepting of the caste system because ___.
15. Reincarnation gave hope to servants because they believed that if they did their duty as
servants, they might be ___.
Buddhism
16. Buddhism was founded by ___ (person).
17. What did Siddhartha see when he went outside of his palace walls?
18. Once he became aware of people’s suffering, what riddle did Siddhartha decide to seek to
answer?
19. According to legend, Siddhartha sat under a tree for ___ (how long?) before he understood
the answer to his questions.
20. Siddhartha’s followers called him the ___, which means “___.”
21. Siddhartha believed that the way to find the truth about the world was to ___.
22. If a person gave up the desire for fame, money and all worldly things, what would vanish?
23. If a person gave up all desires, he or she would reach ___, which was ___.
24. Buddha’s teachings were contained in the Four Noble Truths. List the Four Noble Truths.
25. List the eight steps in the Eightfold Path.
26. Did the Buddha believe in the caste system?
27. Untouchables and low-caste Indians liked the Buddha’s message because ___.
28. Theravada Buddhism sees the Buddha as a ___, not a ___.
29. Theravada Buddhism spread to ___, ___, ___, ___ & ___.
30. Mahayana Buddhism teaches that Buddha is a ___.
31. Mahayana Buddhists teach that instead of following the Eightfold Path, people should ___ in
order to go to heaven.
32. Once they are in heaven, they can ___.
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the religious leader was called the Panchen Lama.
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