RLST 003 - Exam 3 Practice
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- 2 of the 6 Hindu Scriptures
- Sankhya & Vedanta
- 4 Stages of Man
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1) Students
2) Householders
3) Forest Dwellers
4) Ascetic (Sannyasin) - 4 Wants of Man
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1) Wealth
2) Sensuality
3) Duty
4) Release - Patanjali's 8 Steps
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[CASPR,PB,M]
1) Restraint (Be good)
2) Personal Development
3) Postures (Asanas)
4) Breathing
5) Sensory Withdrawal
6) Concentration
7) Meditation
8) Absorption - 2 Significant Hindu Epics, one contains Bhagavad-gita.
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1) Ramayana
2) Mahabharata
Mahabharata contains Bhagavad-gita - What is the Bhaghavad-gita about?
- It tells the story about Arjuna, who talks with Krsna (avatara) about duty.
- What does Isvara mean?
- "Lord" ~ power, wisdom, etc.
- What kinds of priests are necessary for a sacrificial ritual?
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4 Priests...
1) Fire Tender
2) Chief Priest
3) Chanter
4) Sacrificer - What are the 3 important Hindu gods? What are they related to?
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1) Varuna - Chief heavenly deity
2) Indra - Vedic god of rain and thunder (atmospheric deity)
4) Agni - Earthly deity, most powerful earthly force (symbol of fire) - When was the Veda period, and what were all the Vedas?
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The Hindu Veda period lasted from 1200BC-1000BC and consists of four Vedas:
1) Re-Veda - 1028 Hymns
2) Sama-Veda - Chanting
3) Yadur-Veda - Sacrifice
4) Athara-veda - For laborers - What are the 3 literary periods in Hindu history?
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Vedas (1200-1000BC)
Upanishads (800-500BC)
Epics (500-200BC) -
There were 3 new yogas in Hinduism. What were they?
1) Learn to act dispassionately
2) Use knowledge to break through to Moksa
3) Faith/Devotion to Krsna -
1) Karma Yoga
2) Jnana Yoga
3) Bhakti Yoga - According to Sankhya, what is the universe composed of?
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1) Matter (Prakrti)
2) Spirit (Purusa, cosmic man who created world by sacrificing his body)
3) Cosmic Mind (Manas) - What is Vedanta-Sutra about?
- Brahman is the central reality of the universe, which is attained through yoga.
- Vedanta-Sutra contains three subsystems, what are they?
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1) Sankara (788-820AD)
..NON-DUAL
..[Advaita-Vedanta]
..Brahman is ultimate reality
..Material Universe is just Maya
2) Ramanuja (1020-1140AD)
..QUALIFIED-NON-DUAL
..[Visista-Advaita-Vedanta]
..Maya is the overwhelming pwr of god
..Bhakti Yoga Suggested
3) Madhva (1200)
..DUALISTIC
..[Dvaita-Vedanta]
..Brahman+Universe=god
..Bhakti Yoga Suggested - What is a rsi?
- A Seer
- What are the 4 Noble truths
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1) All life is suffering
2) Cause for #1: craving
3) Cessation, stop suffering
4) 8 Fold Path (to stop suffering) - What are the 3 Marks?
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1) Everything is impermanent
2) Everything is not-self
3) All life is suffering - What is the 8-fold Path?
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1) Right Speech
2) Right Action
3) Right Livelihood
4) Right Effort
5) Right Mindfulness
6) Right Concentration
7) Right Views
8) Right Thought - What are the 5 Aggregates?
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1) Form
2) Feeling
3) Perception
4) Mental Formations
5) Consciousness - What are the two vehicles of Buddhism?
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Mahayana - Greater Vehicle
Hinayana - Lesser Vehicle - What is the perfection of wisdom lit?
- (Practna-Paramita-Sutra) Buddhist scriptures from when Buddha spend 8 weeks preparing to tell world about enlightenment.
- What are the 3 Bodies of Buddha?
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1) Dharma Body
2) Apparition Body
3) Enjoinment Body - What are the prerequisites to Buddhahood?
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1) Thought of enlightment
2) Vow
3) Prediction - What is an Arhant?
- An enlightened representative of the Buddhist council(s)
- What best describes Yasodhara?
- Classic beautiful Indian women
- What is Trsna?
- Craving
- What are the Traditional and Conventional periods for Buddhas life?
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Traditional - 563-483BC
Conventional - 566-486BC - Who is Rahula?
- Buddha's Child
- Who is Arada Kalama?
- Buddha's first teacher
- Who is Suddhodana?
- Buddha's father
- What are the three divisions of the 8-fold path?
- Morality, Meditation, Wisdom
- What are the early 6 Paramitas?
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1) Giving
2) Morailty
3) Patience
4) Vigor
5) Meditation
6) Wisdom - What does the Sutra-Pitaka mean, and what does it contain?
- Basket of Discourses, contains teachings and sermons of Buddha
- Where was the second Buddhist council held?
- Vaisali
- What is most wanted of man?
- Wealth
- What is Sanga?
- A buddhist community
- Who was Ananda?
- He was Buddha's cousin and personal attendant.
- What is Yogacara?
- A school founded by Asanga and Vasubandu.
- What are the 4 classes?
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Warriors (Ksatrias)
Priests (Brahmins)
Merchants (Vaisyas)
Laborers (Sudras) <-- Dravidians