Religions of The World: Hinduism
Religions of The World: Hinduism
AN ANCIENT PATH
(1). It is world's most ancient _____________________ _______________________.
(2). Hinduism was born of a civilization that existed nearly ______________ years ago.
(3). Aryan invaders came into India from southern _________________ and central ______________.
(4). The Aryans brought the ___________________ language into India.
(5). The deities of Hinduism number in the _____________________.
(6). Do Hindus believe in one God? YES / NO
(7). Transmigration of the soul is the belief that all things must be ______________ again and ____________
THE PRACTICES
(8). The are approximately ____________ million Hindus in the world today.
(9). Many people begin their day by visiting a temple to do "Pudja" : to ___________, to _______________, to make sacrifices of _________________ , incense, food or ________________ to the deities.
(10). According to Swami, "Meditation is the practice of the skill of paying _____________________."
(11). Hindus believe that the river Ganges poured from __________________, to cleanse the earth of ________.
(12). A "Guru" is a spiritual _____________________.
(13). Swami says, " A Guru is an ___________________ of what we want to ___________________."
(14). Swami says, " The meaning of the word Guru is to ____________ away the _________________."
(15). The HOLI festival is held to welcome the spring __________________.
MUSIC
(16). Name the 2 instruments mentioned in this section on Hindu music:
(1). ________________________
(2). _________________________ (Check out the guy's hands on the drum!)
(17). "Ragas" are designed to __________________ a meditative state in the _______________________.
(18). Generally, Hindus are vegetarians: TRUE / FALSE
(19). The cow is seen as particularly sacred because it is the most _________________ ________________. It can be taught to ______________. The cow also gives her __________________ freely.
(20). You can kill and eat a cow for hamburgers in India: TRUE / FALSE
(21). What are the four orders of society in the Caste system?:
(1). Priests
(2). _________________
(3). _________________ or Merchants
(4). Serfs
(22) The Caste to which one belongs is determined by _________________________.
(23). "Untouchables" are outside the Caste system altogether, and perform the lowliest jobs of society: such as ______________ ________________, and performing ______________________.
MUSLIM INVADERS --
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HINDUISM AND THE MODERN WORLD
Fill in the famous quote that Gandhi said about Hinduism: "In theory since there is one God, there can only be one _____________________. But in practice -- No 2 persons I have known have had the same identical conception of _____________. In reality, there are as many _____________________ as there are _________________________."
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