Name:______
Date:______
Period:______
World Religion
Worksheet # _____
Understanding Hinduism
1. The Hindu thread ceremony is similar to the Christian Confirmation or the Bar Mitzvah
For ______boys.
2. The Thread worn around his body is ______.
3. Hanuman is the God of ______& ______
4. ______are sacred in India, they are a ______symbol.
5. Shiva is one of the three ______of the Hindu trinity.
6. A cow is a symbolic reminder that God is like a: ______
7. This is similar to the Christian symbol of Jesus being a ______to his followers, the sheep.
8. Hindus have thousands of ______& ______
9. Brahman is the Hindus one God the ______divine spirit.
10. Idols are used to represent their ______.
11. Ganesha is the ______God.
12. Many of the Hindu religious Festival come at the same time of the year as Festivals of the ______& ______.
13. The Festival of Diwali is know as the ______of ______
14. Diwali takes place at the end ______(month)
15. During the year women and girls make hundreds of ______& ______for the Festival Diwali.
16. In Hinduism there is no such things as congregational ______
Individual worship at whatever time and season is appropriate to you.
17. The purpose of Life is to search for ______& ______
with God whom they call Brahman.
18. Hindus use a Rosary, string of ______beads or beans.
19. Hindus do not believe in ______because Brahman is expressed
some part of himself in every living thing.
20. Hindu Scripture is a collection of religious poetry which contains thousands
Of Psalms and ______.
21. Sanskrit is the original ______.
22. Another form of Hindu scripture called Upanishads is dialogues and answers of questions
of philosophy such as “______” what is the meaning of life.
23. The Mahabharata and Ramayana are great religious epics or ______stories.
24. In a section of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad Gita the most important of all the Hindu
______.
25. In a traditional Hindu wedding the ceremony contains certain foods which are prepared.
These foods are: ______,______,______
26. paste of ______is made to put on the forehead of the ______
& ______.
27. At the Wedding the groom puts a necklace of ______around the neck
Of the bride.
28. Hindu marriages are usually ______.
29. A boy and girl do not meet until their ______.
30. At death Hindus ______their dead.
31. At the time of cremation family and friends join in ______
& ______Prayers.
32. Hindus believe that each person’s spirit is ______again and again
Because one lifetime is too short to attain perfect union with God.
33. The Hindu religion is their ______.
34. There is a God for ______.
35. The Trinity is: Brahma ______
Vishna the Preserver
Shiva the ______
36. Hindus teach there are three paths to find his way to Brahman:
a. Spiritual ______
b. Path of Works
c. Path of loving devotion to ______.
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Understanding Hinduism