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What is the Om, or Aum?

A) The most sacred syllable, a sound said to contain all mantras, all the Vedas, and all essences
B) A word that identifies a yogi as Hindu
C) The sacred syllable taught in the Vedas that will recall sacred time during the performance of ritual
D) A word that, when chanted during Yoga practice, sets an intention for the chanter

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The term Vedanta means "the end of the Vedas" or the "culmination of the Vedas," suggesting that this philosophical system is based heavily on the last part of the Vedas, the Upanishads.

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Who is depicted as a great battle queen and demon slayer with many arms, each of which wields a weapon?

The ________ school of Hindu philosophy sees the world as dualistic-that is, consisting of two kinds of stuff or essences: spirit and matter.

Worshippers participate in the mythic structures associated with the deity only when they are in a temple.

On the basis of artifacts found in the region, scholars have hypothesized that the people living in the Indus Valley were polytheistic and that some of their gods may have been forerunners of present-day Hindu deities.

What does the following Key Term mean: -sati

Hinduism boasts of no single creed, ruling body, founder, founding narrative, or sacred text.

What does the following Key Term mean: -dharma

The most common form of devotion is called bhakti, devotion to a particular deity.

Who is the god of fire featured in the Vedas?

Which text dramatizes an unorthodox view of how people may achieve release from samsara through bhakti?

What term do Hindus use for the manifestation of fundamental roles of God through three major deities: Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu?

In the Hindu tradition there has never been confusion of "image" with "idol."

In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna's charioteer advises him to join the battle without a desire for the results of the action, for it is Arjuna's _________ as a warrior to fight.

In ancient India, the concepts of dharma and karma were central to the ________, and the same is true today.

What does the following Key Term mean: -Vedas

The Bhagavad Gita confronts the moral questions and conflicts that arise in the human condition, as seen by Hindus.

Most Hindus believe that moksha is the ultimate goal of Hinduism..

Among Devi's better-known avatars are Rama and Krishna; some devotees believe Buddha was also one of the avatars.