Hinduism - Part 2
An incarnation ( descent ) of a god into physical form
Avatar
Creator God
Brahma
To see the divine through encounters with images
Darsan
A generic reference to the feminine divine (goddess)
Devi
Female protectress
Durga
The Mahabharata and Ramayana are considered "shruti" texts, implying that they are "remembered" rather than "heard" and are, thus, less authoritative
False
The elephant headed Remover of obstacles, son of Shiva and Parvati
Ganesh
The monkey god, devotee of Rama
Hanuman
A favorite and very ferocious goddess of the Hindu pantheon.
Kali
Avatar of Vishnu, wise teacher featured in the Bhagavad Gita
Krishna
Goddess of good fortune and wife of Vishnu
Lakshmi
Partaking of the food stuffs offered to and blessed by the gods
Prasad
Worship, making offerings to the gods
Puja
Goddess of learning and wife of Brahma
Sarasvati
Worshippers of the feminine divine in India are called
Shaktas
Worshippers of Shiva
Shavites
God of transformation embodying the power of constructive destruction
Shiva
Linga stones are abstract symbols associated with the god
Shiva
_____ is a consort of Rama
Sita
Worshippers of Vishnu
Vaishnavites
The preserver god
Vishnu
Rama and Krishna are
incarnations of the God Vishnu
