Match each belief with the Vedic peoples most closely associated with the development of that belief. Accessible modeScreen reader users: use the accessible mode button above and use alt+down arrow to open the combo boxes.Header 2AryansDravidiansLate VedicsAfter death, a person goes to heaven or to hell.A cycle of reincarnation begins after one’s death.A universal soul constitutes an ultimate reality.

Hymns to the Aryan gods, they contain the basic mythology of these gods."The way of devotion", the means of experiencing release from this life by devotion to a god or gods."The way of knowledge" whereby through the study of sacred and philosophical writings and commentaries one achieves moksha.The "wandering across" of the soul to a new body after death.The release of the soul from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

For them death is merely movement from one world to another. It can be described as a journey through a separate dimension of existence.*1 pointA. HinduismB. BuddhismC. ChristianityD. Islam

Vedic scriptures are rich in _________.a.Moral valuesb.Patriotismc.Scientific Knowledged.Traditional Knowledge

The spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhism.Riddles in Zen Buddhism designed to help confuse one’s efforts at reason and make possible enlightenment.The religion which resulted from the fusion of Islam’s monotheism and Hinduism’s doctrines of illusion and reincarnation.According to Buddhist doctrine, the non-soulness of our existence as humans.The god of creation in Hindu thought, responsible for bringing everything we experience into existence every few hundred million years or so after the system crashes.In Buddhist thought, desire, thirst, craving – that which binds us to the cycle of birth and death.Traditionally identified as the founder of Jainism, he fulfilled his familial duties until after the death of his parents.

Correctly match the name/term with the definition/description provided.Group of answer choicesSomeone who has successfully followed the precepts of the Noble Eightfold Path and is ready to achieve Nirvana.The Book of the Dead from Tibetan Buddhism which teaches that after death the soul spends 49 days in a dreamlike state until one’s destiny is determinedIn Buddhist thought, the course of action one must follow in order to see clearly and break the ties that bind one to this existence.A class of being that postpones Nirvana in order to assist others on their journey.The false knowledge of humans which suggests that this life and separation from Brahman are real.The incarnation of a deity, as Krishna was Vishnu incarnate.The founder of Buddhism who rode away from his family to begin his quest for answers to life’s miseries.The sacred scripture of Sikhism.The suicide of a Hindu woman by throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband.