Hinduism Jeopardy!

Hinduism Jeopardy Caste System Central Beliefs Misc. Hindu Gods Terms 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 FINAL

Who are the untouchables? Caste System– 100 Lowest of the caste system, eventually abolished in the mid 1900s Who are the untouchables? ===

Top of the caste system made up of priests and philosophers Who are the Brahmins? ===

Who are the Shudra? === Caste System - 300 Bottom of the original four caste system, comprised of manual laborers and artisans Who are the Shudra? ===

Economic specialists: farmers and merchants Caste System - 400 Economic specialists: farmers and merchants Who are the Vaishyas? ===

Who are the Kshatriyas? === Caste System 500 Second highest level of the caste system made up of nobility, kings and warriors Who are the Kshatriyas? ===

What is reincarnation? === Central Beliefs– 100 at death the soul leaves the dead body and enters a new one – but the self remains the same What is reincarnation? ===

Your actions in life and their consequences Central Beliefs - 200 Your actions in life and their consequences What is Karma? ===

What is Dharma? === Central Beliefs – 300 Your duty or virtue – a holistic approach to social coherence and the good of all. What is Dharma? ===

A clean escape from the wheel of birth, death and rebirth Central Beliefs - 400 A clean escape from the wheel of birth, death and rebirth What is Samara? ===

What is Moksha? === Central Beliefs - 500 Liberation from the karma cycle and the limitations of space, time and matter through realization of the immortal absolute. What is Moksha? ===

The belief of more than one God Misc. - 100 The belief of more than one God What is Polytheism? ===

What is Bhatki Yoga? === Misc. – 200 Practices of worship or devotion to a Hindu god or goddess. An organized form of discipline that leads to a goal. This discipline usually involves practices of meditation, mental concentration, exercises of the body including both ones of control and asceticism What is Bhatki Yoga? ===

Misc. - 300 A holy teacher What is a Guru? ===

Possibly the worlds oldest scripture, the foundation of Hinduism Misc. - 400 Possibly the worlds oldest scripture, the foundation of Hinduism What is the Rig Veda? ===

What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Misc. - 500 The section of the Mahabharata in which Krishna reveals himself to Arjuna and in a long theological discussion describes the main components of karma yoga – theme of dharma and loyalty What is the Bhagavad-Gita? ===

Son of Shiva, remover of obstacles and god of Teachers and Education Hindu Gods - 100 Son of Shiva, remover of obstacles and god of Teachers and Education Who is Lord Ganesh ? ===

Hindu God known as the creator of the world Hindu Gods - 200 Hindu God known as the creator of the world Who is Brahma? ===

Who is Vishnu? === Hindu Gods – 300 Hindu God known as the preserver and sustainer of the world, has come down to earth in many stories Who is Vishnu? ===

Hindu Gods - 400 Hindu Monkey king from the Ramayana, who gains immortality for his good deeds Who is Hanuman? ===

Who is Durga and Kali? === Hindu Gods - 500 Two Hindu Goddess – one which who preserves moral order and righteousness and one which is known as having multiple arms carrying dark and bloody swords Who is Durga and Kali? ===

Ancient scriptures revered by Hindus Terms - 100 Ancient scriptures revered by Hindus What are the Vedas? ===

In Vedic times, a priest or member of the priestly caste in Hinduism Terms - 200 In Vedic times, a priest or member of the priestly caste in Hinduism What is Brahmins? ===

The impersonal ultimate Principle in Hinduism Terms - 300 The impersonal ultimate Principle in Hinduism Who are Brahman? ===

What is Atman? === Terms - 400 An individual's soul or self. The ultimate goal in Hinduism is to achieve moksha through the realization that one's Atman and Brahman are the same thing What is Atman? ===

Terms - 500 Hindu ritual worship What is puja? ===