Origins of Hinduism Answers

Which statement best explains the role of the gods, according to Hindu beliefs?

Read the passage from the Bhagavad Gita.Hear from me, Long-armed Lord! the makings five Which go to every act, in Sankhya taught As necessary. First the force; and then The agent; next, the various instruments; Fourth, the especial effort; fifth, the God. –Bhagavad Gita

Which statement best explains the connection between dharma and karma?

How is the practice of yoga connected to the Hindu belief of moksha?

What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?

Read this passage from the Bhagavad Gita.There is "true" Knowledge. . . . it is this: To see one changeless Life in all the Lives, And in the Separate, One Inseparable. There is imperfect Knowledge: that which sees The separate existences apart, And, being separated, holds them real. There is false Knowledge: that which blindly clings To one as if 'twere all, seeking no Cause, Deprived of light, narrow, and dull, and "dark."–Bhagavad Gita

Which statement best describes the influence of Brahmanism on the early development of Hinduism?

Read the map.

Read the passage from the Bhagavad Gita.That person who is equal to an enemy as well as a friend, also in honor or dishonor, impartial in cold, heat, happiness, and distress, exempt from attachment . . . satisfied with whatever comes on its own accord, not attached to domestic life . . . such a one is very dear to Me.–Bhagavad Gita

A Hindu who needed knowledge to help solve a difficult problem would most likely pray to which god?

Which statement best describes the spread of Hinduism?

What was an early way that Hinduism spread?

Read this passage from the Bhagavad Gita.. . . seek To reach Me, worshipping with steadfast will; And, if thou canst not worship steadfastly, Work for Me, toil in works pleasing to Me! For he that laboureth right for love of Me Shall finally attain!–Bhagavad Gita