Hinduism and Buddhism Informational Worksheet



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? _______________________________________________________________________________________

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?

a. ______________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________

6. What does every person have in Hinduism (individual souls)? ________________________________

7. 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? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. What are the beliefs of Jainism? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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? _____________________________

4. What are the Four Noble Truths?

1. __________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________

5. What is the Eightfold Path?

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

3. ____________________________

4. ____________________________

5. ____________________________

6. ____________________________

7. ____________________________

8. ____________________________

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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