Living World Religions Test 3 Short Answer
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| 360858429 | Summarize the basic plot line of the Bhagavad-Gita, including the names of the two major characters and the dilemma that faces them. | Bhagavad-Gita, or "Song of the Lord" is an epic poem about Arjuna going to war wtih enemies, including some cousins. Worried about the effect on his karma. Not being agressive enough in battle. Chariot driver Krishna (turns out to be an avatar of Vishnu) encourages him to do his duty as a member of the warrior caste, but with emotional detachment. | |
| 360858430 | What does the term "Mahayana" mean, and how does Mahayana Buddhism compare to Theravada Buddhism (according to Mahayana sects)? | Mahayana: "big raft" Nirvana is not limited to just monks, but to laypeople as well. Emphasis on veneration of bodhisattvas | |
| 360858431 | Why do Buddhists refer to their way to enlightenment as the "Middle Path?" (That is, in what sense is in the "Middle?") | Middle Path is between self-indulgence and self-mortification | |
| 360858432 | What is a bodhisattva | People who have achieved Nirvana but delay it to help others (less selfish than Theravada Buddhism) | |
| 360858433 | List the Hindu answers to the first three basic worldview questions. | 1. Where are we? - In an illusory world of endlessly repeated events. 2. Who are we? - Recycled containers of atman seeking to escape these illusory physical confines and be absorbed completely into Brahman. 3. What's the problem? - We are too self-conscious, too attached to this illusory world. | |
| 360858434 | List the three "gods" that are sometimes referred to as the "Hindu Trinity" | Shiva Vishnu Brahma | |
| 360858435 | Shiva | destruction and reproduction; represented by reproductive organs; married to Parvati (Kali), had son, Ganesha | |
| 360858436 | Vishnu | : (most important) preserver, sustainer, god of love and benevolence. At least 9 known avatars (incarnations) including Krishna and Buddha | |
| 360858437 | Brahma | creator god; oldest and least popular of the three | |
| 360858438 | four "Noble Truths" of Buddhism. | 1. There is suffering 2. Cravings produce sufferings 3. Getting rid of cravings ends suffering 4. All pain can be stopped by following the 8-fold path | |
| 360858439 | What are the three kinds of "oneness" that summarize the basic Baha'i beliefs? | 1. Oneness of God 2. Oneness of humanity 3. Oneness of religion |