1 .		The Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, were written in (For reference, see also: Sanskrit Documents ) [Hint]
2 .		The Vedas are composed of four parts: the Samhitas, Brahmanas, the _____________, and the Upanishads. [Hint]
3 .		The Vedas are believed to have come directly from Brahman as heard by _____________, ancient wise men. [Hint]
4 .		The most important element of early Vedic religion was [Hint]
5 .		Offerings to the fire god ________may have consisted of ghee, grains, soma (a powerful drink from a plant that has not been identified), and sometimes animals. [Hint]
6 .		The Upanishads, the last of the Vedas, include teachings on [Hint]
7 .		The highest members of the Hindu caste system were priests or [Hint]
8 .		Members of the lowest caste group once called "untouchables" were renamed "harijans" by Mahatma Gandhi. "Harijans" means [Hint]
9 .		____________ is a poetic narrative epic depicting the struggle of Rama, (For reference, also see: the Ramayana) a Vishnu incarnate, against the demon Ravana. [Hint]
10 .		Krishna's teachings to Arjuna as recorded in the Bhagavad-Gita include [Hint]
11 .		A Hindu male's life time is traditionally divided into four stages--student, householder, semi-retired person, and a [Hint]
12 .		Within the Hindu religion there has developed a variety of paths to achieve liberation from suffering known as yoga. The four main yogic paths are jnana, karma, bhakti, and __________ , the path most familiar to Westerners. [Hint]
13 .		The ultimate goal of yogic meditation is __________, a state of union with the Absolute. [Hint]
14 .		This yogic path emphasizes rational thought as the path to liberation. [Hint]
15 .		This yogic path emphasizes helping others as the path to liberation. [Hint]
16 .		Most Hindus worship one of these three deities. [Hint]
17 .		The worship of the feminine form of the divine has been present in India since ancient times. This divinity has been associated closely with nature including the __________ River, which is considered especially sacred to Hindus. [Hint]
18 .		A major difference in the two major philosophical systems of Hinduism, Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta, is their understanding of reality. While Advaita Vedanta is monistic, holding that there is one reality, the Samkhya philosophy confirms that there are really _________ realities. [Hint]
19 .		Worship in the Hindu religion includes [Hint]
20 .		Scholar Pandurang Shastri Athavale began a ________ reform movement known as the Swadhyaya Movement based primarily on the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita. [Hint]
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