Hinduism Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) god Visnu in human form; symbol of soul's yearning for the Divine. eighth avatara2) • Tale of price Rama sent into exile with his wife Sita • Sita is kidnapped by Ravana • Rama and hanuman kill Ravana 4) • Significant in introducing Hinduism to the west • Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna • The society he started was very influential 5) • Creator God • 4 heads • Seated on a lotus which grows out of Visnus navel 6) traditional, remembered. The laws of Manu9) upper three classes of Hindu society: the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas 11) • Monkey God • Helps Rama defeat Ravana • Worshipped as Deity • Model of the ideal devotee, serving Rama loyally 13) • Skill/know-how/money; develop ones professional abilities • Provide for family • Live within means • Conduct household and public religious rituals one of the Four Goals of Life 14) • Servants, menial workers. lower class above the untouchables 16) moral principle of cause and effect 19) • Evil cousins • Deny Pandavas their kingdom 21) self-realization; one of the Four Goals of Life; liberation from the bondage of worldly existence, and the cycles of reincarnation through self-realization 22) marks the beginning of the four stages of life for a Hindu boy (age 8 - 14) who is given a special thread and enters "religious life" 24) five heroic brothers who fight to regain their kingdom in the Epic of Mahabharata 28) • One of the great Gods in Hinduism • Renouncer or a great yogi • Has a third eye (wisdom eye) • River goddess, Ganga flows down his hair • Worshipped in the form of a erect Phallus (linga) • Destroys the cosmos and end of each cycle • Destroyer • Bull is his mount 29) • Liberation through action (karma) • Teaches that moksha is possible through ritual dharmic action • Understood as selfless action • Includes charity, social work, voluntary services, etc. Example (Gandhi) 30) belief in a divine world of many gods and spiritual forces 31) the second stage of life, marriage and work; one is expected to conduct the household rituals, contribute to society, and raise children, particularly a male heir 33) • Worldly existence and the almost ceaseless rebirths within it • Circumstances of worldly life and rebirth are controlled by karma 34) • World’s largest pilgrimage (15 mill or more)37) • Composed vedic scripture. seers; semi-divine sages 39) a festival of lights celebrated on the new moon between mid-October and mid-November. Homes are painted and decorated with lamps, firecrackers are set off, and people buy new clothes and feast. The festival marks the victory of light over darkness, and begins the new-year for many communities. • Lakshmi is worshipped 40) • Highest state of meditation absorption • One is said to attain oneness with the true self • There is renunciation of attachment to any movement or thought 42) • Formal school with guru • Pursues goal of understanding dharma • Refrain from sex 44) fire; flame of an offertory fire 46) one's teacher; generally used to designate the most important guide and mentor in one's spiritual development 50) • Our true self (the self beyond all illusory ego formulations) • To discover Atman is to attain moksha (liberation) • Atman is brahman 51) beautiful goddess in red sari; consort of Visnu; symbol of good fortunes, luck, wealth, and fertility 52) • Vedic scripture is regarded as Shruti (divinely heard, revealed) 53) religious texts of the Aryans; originally oral; include four collections of eloquent hymns addressed to Vedic deities. knowledge 55) • Bliss56) duty, righteousness; behaviour aligned with the cosmic order; one of the Four Goals of Life, one is expected to understand the meaning of duty or righteousness, and apply it in one's life 57) • God of thunder and lightning 58) • River goddess flowing down Shivas hair64) • Phallus 65) • Brahma’s wife/consort/female counterpart • Goddess of creativity (arts and learning) • Four arms, holding prayer beads, the Vedas, and Lute • Worshipped by students and educators 67) • Being/existence itself69) • Greatest Pandava warrior in the Epic of Mahabharata • Has a crisis and will not fight • Krishna his friend and charioteer counsels him 70) third class; merchants; twice-born 72) • Incarnations of a deity 74) • Live on Indian subcontinent (800 mill) • Immigration is why they are found around the world • Reflect family tradition • Are tolerant of diversity • Worship an assortment of deities • May worship them regularly and henotheistically Especially during festivals 75) the evil demon in the Epic of Ramayana who kidnaps Sita 76) • Union to yoke • Liberation philosophies, often with body-mind practices 80) • God of fire • Transports sacrificial offerings to other gods Across: 3) • Retirement (third stage) • Prescribed for grandparents; wealth is transferred to children • Begin to read scripture • Think about meaning of life 7) liberation through devotion; introduced through the Bhagavad-Gita; loving devotion in forms of worship: puja, prayer, song, and pilgrimage 8) • Earth goddess 10) priestly, educated class. Skilled in Vedic hymn and ritual 12) • Large treatises on what is dharmic behavior • Dharma Prescriptions found here 15) Great Goddess; is Sakti, the power which animates all of the cosmos, all goddesses are aspects of her 17) • Name for assortment of beliefs and practices • Modern Hinduism is a blend of religious beliefs and practices • Developed through mixing of Aryan, Dravidian, and tribal traditions 18) • Most important rite of passage • Arranged in one class/caste group 20) • Demonstrated by the Vedas • Each god when worshipped is elevated to the highest status • No clearly defined hierarchy 23) • Chubby elephant headed son of Shiva • Presides over obstacles • Worshiped before any undertaking 25) Brahman proposed by Hindu philosopher Shakara/Sankara 26) • An influential ancient example of the path of knowledge • Objective is to silence the mind and attain self-realization 27) • Illusion 32) - text on dharmic behaviour; describes dharmic principles for the four classes; include descriptions of cosmogony (creation of the cosmos), the duties of the classes, the four stages and goals of life, daily rituals, rites of passage, purity and pollution, rules concerning the lives of women, etc. 34) • second class in Hindu society: Kings,Nobility, landlords35) • Concentration and meditation 36) • Barbarians, foreigners, offspring of mixed classes • Performed most ritual polluting jobs (cremating) 38) • Modern Indian leader • Inspired by the Gita to fight (like Arjuna) against oppression • Fought for Indias independence from British colonial rule • Active approach but non violent 41) • Sacrificial ritual texts • Describe Vedic sacrifice (Yajna) 42) • Non Dualism • Influencial Hindu philosopher • Jnana meditation (knowledge) • Atman is Brahman 43) • Traditional term for Hindu devotional worship rituals • Based on hope 45) • Tale of five brothers, the Pandava princes • Kauravas, Evil cousins deny them their kingdom • Arjuna doesn’t want to fight • He gets counselled by Krishna • Krishna teaches him three yogas and Arjuna fights • They defeat the Kauravas 47) the last portion of the Vedic literature (Vedanta) including philosophical texts speculating on Absolute Reality and the individual 48) major city in the Indus Valley Civilization 49) • Song of the lord • Conversation between Arjuna and Krishna • Most read and influential Hindu scripture • Teaches there are innumerable paths/approaches to moksha • Fall into three categories; reflective of peoples temperaments o Karma yoga o Bhakti Yoga o Jnana Yoga • Promotes the worship of any deity and any sincere method 54) • Schools of philosophy based on Upanishads 56) • Sky god • Similar to Zeus or Jupiter 59) • Non violent approach60) • Oldest collection (1000 hymns)61) Great God periodically incarnates (avatara) to preserve cosmic balance; was Rama and Krsna. The preserver. Depicted as blue like the sky 62) • Sacred sound or phrase 63) • Going to a temple for an audience • Temples are regarded as abodes, home, or palaces of deities 66) • Tenth avatara of Visnu • Still to come 67) • Sacred (hallucinogenic) plant68) • Harappen civilization • Widespread culture • Hindu like practices o Bathing tanks o Goddess figures • Probably transformed into Dravidian civilization 69) Radical non-dualism 71) • Sun God73) • Consciousness itself77) • Renouncer • Optional stage • Robe, staff, begging bowl • Becomes wandering seeker, renouncing all social ties and obligations • Seeks to attain moksha (liberation) 78) • Ramas wife • Kidnapped by the demon Ravana who tries for a year to seduce her • Worshipped as deity • Model of ideal Hindu wife 79) • the power that animates the entire cosmos • Devi 81) Goddess82) Indus Valley Civilization, non-Aryan, Sanskrit language 83) one of the Four Goals of Life; knowledge of love, sexual and sensual pleasure, joy, and happiness 84) Noble Ones from Europe who entered Indian subcontinent bringing with them the Vedas, which were religious texts 85) cultured/ perfected, was the language of the Aryans 86) Indus Valley Civilization
 

 

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