25. A Theravada Buddhist practitioner asks a Mahayana Buddhist practitioner why his new sutra contradicts earlier ones, and receives the explanation, “The Buddha tailored his teaching to his students, and earlier students just weren’t ready for his full teaching yet!” Which idea is the Mahayana Buddhist employing?

40. In a park, you pass a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness repeating the words, “Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare.” What is this person doing?

39. Which statement most accurately describes the gods described in the Vedas?

Match the definition to the key term.

59. Gandhi’s interpretation of Hinduism as a religion of social action helps explain why he could be seen as a model for Karma yoga.

37. A friend describes her vacation in India. She had planned to visit the confluence of the sacred rivers of Allahabad, but her driver explained he could not take her there because it was “too crowded.” In fact, millions of people had converged on Allahabad. What was likely happening during your friend’s vacation?

36. An Indian man believes that Muslims should move to Pakistan instead of India because India is “a Hindu country.” Which term might best describe this attitude?

56. In early Vedic religion, sacrifice was understood primarily as a symbolic expression of personal devotion, rather than as an action intertwined with the structure of the cosmos.

24. While a tourist in China, you see a beautiful golden statue of a woman with hundreds of hands outstretched behind her. What Buddhist figure is this statue depicting?

47. Some followers of Soka Gakkai International practice chanting the Nichiren daimoku to obtain cars, houses, and other material wealth. How might academics who have studied the history of Buddhism interpret this practice?