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| 7180248186 | Mudra | A hand gesture with specific meaning or significance in Indian classical sculpture and dance. One specific mudras, for example, indicates teaching, another fearlessness, another revelation, etc. | 0 | |
| 7180250969 | Nirvana | In Theravada Buddhism, the blissful nothingness into which a soul which had lived properly entered after death, and from which there would be no further rebirths. (Compare nirvana among Jains, p. 291.) In Mahayana Buddhism, nirvana became an abode of more active bliss, a kind of heaven filled with heavenly activities | 1 | |
| 7180283552 | Bodhistattva | A "being of wisdom" worthy of entering nirvana, but who chooses to stay on earth, or be reborn, in order to help others | 2 | |
| 7180287013 | Mantra | A formula of utterances of words and sounds that are believed to possess spiritual power, a practice of both Hinduism and Buddhism | 3 | |
| 7180289619 | Mandala | A symbolic circular diagram of complex geometric design used as an instrument of meditation or in the performance of sacred rites in Hinduism and Buddhism | 4 | |
| 7180295930 | Syllabary | A writing system in which each symbol represents in syllable of a word (cf. ideogram) | 5 | |
| 7180297981 | Ideogram | (alternative ideograph) A character or figure in a writing system in which the idea of a thing is represented rather than its name | 6 | |
| 7882285967 | The caste system in India: | is officially sanctioned by the Rigveda | 7 | |
| 7882285968 | Currently, the religion with the second-highest number of adherents | Islam | 8 | |
| 7882285969 | The Hindu culture developed before which of the following religious cultures? | Islamic | 9 | |
| 7882285970 | The Rigveda: | offers no definitive answers to the question of how the world was created | 10 | |
| 7882285971 | Lord Krishna: | is depicted with blue or black skin | 11 | |
| 7882285972 | The oldest religion still in practice is: | Hinduism | 12 | |
| 7882285973 | Hinduism absorbed the gods of many local tribes. | True | 13 | |
| 7882285974 | The dance of this god symbolizes the cycle of creation and destruction | Shiva | 14 | |
| 7895723305 | In the Bhagavad-Gita: | Arjun learns that he should follow his dharma, whether he wants to or not | 15 | |
| 7895723306 | Buddhism: | had an order of monks | 16 | |
| 7895723307 | Which is the most accurate statement regarding Hinduism? | Brahmin priests often supported local rulers | 17 | |
| 7895723308 | The Buddha was: | a wandering ascetic for several years | 18 | |
| 7895723309 | For the Buddha, the source of unhappiness in the world was: | desire | 19 | |
| 7895723310 | While sitting under a tree at Bodh Gaya, the Buddha: | attained enlightenment | 20 | |
| 7895723311 | The Mahabharata presents: | moral conflicts, the dilemma of taking sides, and the necessity of acting decisively | 21 | |
| 7895723312 | The Puranas focus least on: | the deep philosophical concepts of Hinduism | 22 | |
| 7895723313 | According to the Upanishads, the time for "forest wandering," or reflection, is the: | third stage of life | 23 | |
| 7895723314 | Outside the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism historically gained the most new converts in: | Southeast Asia | 24 | |
| 7895723315 | Which of the following statements drawn from the teachings of the Upanishads is NOT correct? | In the last stage of life one should be a brahmacharya | 25 | |
| 7906834028 | One of the key areas of difference between Buddhism and Confucianism was the attitude toward government control. | True | 26 | |
| 7906834029 | Over time, Hinduism won out over Buddhism in this region: | India | 27 | |
| 7906834030 | Mahayana Buddhism: | believed in the bodhisattva concept | 28 | |
| 7906834031 | Chan/Zen Buddhism stresses the importance of meditation | True | 29 | |
| 7906834032 | Buddhism in China: | developed a sect called Chan, which later became Zen in Japan | 30 | |
| 7906834033 | Which of these is NOT one of Buddha's Four Noble Truths? | A being of wisdom is worthy to enter nirvana. | 31 | |
| 7906834034 | Some Hindus consider Jainism a branch of Hinduism, but Jains disagree | True | 32 | |
| 7906834035 | Jainism rejects the caste system and embraces nonviolence. | True | 33 | |
| 7933933588 | According to the Upanishads, the time for "forest wandering," or reflection, is the: | third stage of life | 34 | |
| 7933933589 | Which form of Buddhism advocated magic rituals? | tantric Buddhism | 35 | |
| 7933933590 | The Sangha: | advocated celibacy for monks | 36 | |
| 7933933591 | Shingon Buddhism: | believes in the recitation of mantras | 37 | |
| 7933933592 | Hinduism and Buddhism were similar in all of the following | the degree of respect they gave to brahmins | 38 | |
| 7933933593 | Buddhism in China: | developed a sect called Chan, which later became Zen in Japan | 39 | |
| 7933933594 | Shinto beliefs: | found spirits inherent in nature | 40 |
