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HINDUISM- ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1. Define 5 Hindu theological terms. 2. Explain Hinduism’s founding/beginning. 3. Identify and describe the 3 key developments of Vedic religious practice. 4. Explain the doctrines of Hinduism (Brahman and Atman, reincarnation, karma, samsara, moksha and bhakti). 5. Describe the caste system and its levels. 6. Name and describe 5 main Hindu gods and 3 goddesses. 7. Describe what invoking the presence of the deity into the idol means. 8. Describe the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad-Gita, and Ramayana in under 25 words. 9. Explain the four stages of a person life and what the focus of each stage is to be. 10. Explain the functions of and differences between a guru, a brahmin, and a swami. 11. List types of Hindu yoga. 12. Describe the OM symbol. 13. Describe a Hindu puja. 14. State the similarities and differences between the philosophical systems of Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta. 15. List the three main theistic cults. 16. List three main Hindu festivals. 17. Explain in detail one main Hindu festival. ----C---- 18. Analyze how Vedic religious practice affects modern day Hinduism? 19. Correlate how the caste system is an outgrowth of the doctrines of samsara, reincarnation and karma. 20. Analyze why Hindus use idols to worship their gods and goddesses. 21. Identify three differences between the Vedas/Upanishads and the Puranas/Mahabharata/Bhagavad-Gita/Ramayana. 22. Compare the four stages of a Hindus life with the unspoken stages of an American’s life. 23. What are the differences between the types of Hindu yoga? 24. What is the importance of the OM sound and symbol in Hinduism? What does it represent? 25. Compare a Hindu holiday with an American religious holiday. ----B---- 26. Evaluate why Hindus would desire personal experiences with their deities. 27. Draw a conclusion as to why the caste system is still unofficially in existence today. 28. Assess why Hindu worship of Brahman is broken into many aspects/deities and how this impacts their worship. 29. Describe what worship is and the role religious symbols play in Hindu worship 30. Formulate how implementing the four stages of a Hindu’s life would change you/your life. 31. Explain how the faith perspective on religion would affect a Hindu adherents’ outlook on life and on his religion. 32. Summarize how the OM symbol, puja and yoga are interrelated in Hindu worship. 33. How does Hinduism meet human needs”? 34. What do Hindus believe and value and what do they do as a result of those beliefs and values? ----A----