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Hinduism
Comparative Religions mmetz world history hinduism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In Hindu (& Buddhist) belief, a person's essential life. | atman |
| In Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence; achieving Union with Brahmin. Also in Buddhism | moksha |
| In Hindu (& Buddhist) belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form | reincarnation |
| In Hindu (& Buddhist) belief, all the actions that affect a person' fate in the next life. | karma |
| In Hindu (& Buddhist) belief, an individual's religious and moral duties | dharma |
| Belief in non-violence (Hinduism & Buddhism) | ahimsa |
| Sacred texts of Hinduism | Rig Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita |
| group of people that make up the social castes | varnas |
| a set of rigid categories that determines an individual social status | caste system |
| creator god | Brahma |
| preserver god | Vishnu |
| destroyer god | Shiva |
| The place Hinduism began and where most followers of Hinduism are presently located | India |
| In Hinduism, the single spiritual power that resides in us all | Brahman |