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Hindu Scriptures Guided Lecture Notes

History and Scriptures of Hinduism

1. Who are the Dasas and how are they connected to the formation of Hinduism?
2. Who are the Indo-Aryans? How are they connected to the formation of Hinduism?
3. What are the two categories of Scripture in Hinduism? What scriptures does each category contain? When was each scripture written?

Hindu Religion

1. Is Hinduism polytheistic, monotheistic or both?
2. What is Samsara?
3. What is an atman?
4. What is karma?
5. What is moksha?
6. What is bhakti? And who can a Hindu show bhakti for?
7. What are jnana and samadhi? And how would a Hindu achieve them?

The Vedas (Knowledge)

1. What is the origin of the Vedas?
2. What are the Four Samhitas of the Vedas?
3. What are some texts associated with the Vedas, and how are they associated?
4. What are some uses of the Vedic texts? What how are the Vedas typically NOT used?

The Upanishads

1. What is the age of the Upanishads compared to the Vedas?
2. How many Upanishads are there?
3. What do the Upanishads contain?
4. What key Hindu concepts are first introduced in the Upanishads?

The Bhagavad Gita

1. Where does the Bhagavad Gita text come from?
2. How long is the Mahabharata?
3. What is the story contained in the Mahbharata?
4. Who are the two main characters of the Bhagavad Gita?
5. What are some of the major themes of the Bhagavad Gita?

History and Teachings of Buddhism

1. Who founded Buddhism? And when did he live?
2. What does the title Buddha mean?
3. What did the Buddha do after he achieved enlightenment?
4. How and where did Buddhism spread outside of India?
5. What are some key Buddhist concepts? (list 6)

Scriptures of Buddhism

1. What is the Pali canon? And when was it canonized?
2. What texts does it include?
3. What are the Sanskrit sutras?
4. What is the Chinese canon? And when was it canonized?
5. What texts does it include?
6. What is the Tibetan Canon? And when was it canonized?
7. What texts does it include?

Life Stories of the Buddha

1. What was the first Life Story of the Buddha?
2. Who wrote it and when was it written?
3. What are the key parts of the story of the Buddha and his journey to enlightenment? (list 5)

The Dhammapada

1. What are contained in the Dhammapada?
2. What does dhamma mean?
3. What does pada mean?

The Heart Sutra

1. Why are we studying the Heart Sutra if it is not recognized as a teaching of the Buddha?
2. What is Sunyata?
3. What is the No-Self Doctrine?
4. How does sunyata apply to all phenomena in the world?
5. What is non-duality and how does it apply to Buddhism?

The Lotus Sutra

1. What is a Mahayana Sutra?
2. What is the Parable of the Burning House? And what does it teach about Buddhism?
3. What does the Tathagata want for all of us?

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