IWBRS
1. It is said to be the oldest and the mother of all religions.
Hinduism
2. Who is the creator god of Hinduism?
Brahma
3. This Religion form the majority of the population in india, nepal and Mauritius
Hinduism
4. It is the "oneness" of the three images of Hindu gods which Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu belong.
Trimurti
5. He was a very important Hindu person who fought to end discrimination?
Gandhi
6. What is ATMAN?
The inner soul of a person.
7. Which of the following describes Moksha?
Freedom from the wheel of samsara.
8. It is literally means enlightened one, a knower.
Buddha
9. It is the ultimate spiritual goal in Buddhism and marks the soteriological release from rebirth?
Nirvana
10. What are the missing words in the Four Noble Truths:
Suffering, craving, craving, eight fold path
11. According to Buddhist teaching, it is an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection which can be achieved by man through purely human means.
wisdom
12. Which division of Buddhism believed that a Buddhist must strictly follow the teachings of Buddha
Theravada Buddhism
13. The liberal form of Buddhism which believed that not all the truth in the world was taught by the budda
Mahayana Buddhism
14. Which of the following is true about Buddhist teachings?
One can attain Nirvana if he will live simply and out of any material desires.
15. Choose from the following statements that described the doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism.
A member must strictly follow the teachings of the Buddha.
16. Which believe that nothing is fixed or permanent and that change is always possible.
Buddhist
17. Which of the following shows similarities of Hinduism and Buddhism?
Believe in the samsara/reincarnation
18. Chinese name of the founder of Confucianism.
Kung Fu Tzu
19. Which of the following describes background of Confucius?
He was born in a minor aristocratic family
20. This is the fundamental concern of the Confucian tradition?
Learning to be human
21. It is often characterized as a system of social and ethical philosophy rather than a religion.
Confucianism
22. It means Enlightened One
Buddha
23. Social teaching of Confucius focused on the
Proper behavior of the individual in society and to his fellow men.
24. Political teachings of Confucius focused on the
The art of governance and the proper relationship of the Ruler to the ruled
25. What is the view of Confucius about education?
The government must provide a good education to all the children of the society.
26. This is the book where the teachings of Confucius was written.
Analects
27. According to Confucius, why does people become bad
Having no education
28. It is a philosophy about the proper path in life.
Daoism
29. It is a Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Lao Tzu.
Taoism
30. It is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao.
Taoism
31. How does Taoism differ from the Confucianism?
Taoism do not emphasizing rigid rituals and social order
32. What is Yinyang?
c. Balance in everything.
33. Which of the following is true about Tao.
Has variety of meaning
34. Who are the two main gods in "The Kojiki Story of Creation?
Izanagi and Izanami
35. It is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism
Tao Te Ching
36. Which of the following is true about Shintoism?
Only few Japanese are member of Shintoism nowadays
37. What is Kami?
Supreme god in Shintoism.
38. Why does Shintoism considered as animistic religion?
Because they worship animals as their gods
39. Why does Shinto members worship ancestors and forces of nature?
To achieve harmony in all dimensions
40. What are considered sacred texts of Shintoism?
Kojiki and Nihongi
41. They believed that everything is interconnected in life.
hindis
42. Who is the most prominent and famous of the Shinto gods or kami?
Amaterasu- Omikami
43. The Sun Goddess who was born from the left eye socket of a male creator kami named Izanagi.
Izanagi
44. Why the Tokugawa military governor does denounced and outlawed the practice of foreign religion such as Christianity?
Because it may overpower the Shintoism belief
45. Which of the following shows similarities of the Confucianism and Taoism?
Both flourished in China.
46. A person is praying in the clouds and asking not to give them super typhoon. In which religion do you think this person belongs?
Shintoism
47. Which of the following religions sought to answer social problems
all of the above
48. Choose from the following statements that shows similarities of the Shintoism and Taoism.
Both are Philosophies and not religions
49. This Religion emphasized the importance of nature and their ancestors.
Confucianism
50. Why Buddhists does practiced martial arts despite of their belief in non-violence?
Because they have to defend their temple against group condemning them