Hinduism: Expression of Religious Identity | AQA A-Level Religious Studies (7062)

Hinduism: Expression of Religious Identity

78 questions
6 subtopics
Component 2: Hinduism, one religion of five
Component 2

Hinduism: the practices, rites and communal life through which identity is expressed.

Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Hinduism as their chosen religion.

Sample questions from Hinduism: Expression of Religious Identity

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

The Four Paths of Yoga

Which kind of person is jnana yoga said to suit?

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Someone of a reflective and philosophical temperament who is drawn to analysis rather than to ritual or emotion.
The Four Paths of Yoga

How does the Bhagavad Gita link the paths?

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It presents action, knowledge and devotion as valid routes to the same goal and commends performing one's duty with knowledge and in a spirit of devotion.
Raja Yoga and the Eight Limbs

Name the eight limbs of raja yoga.

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The restraints, the observances, posture, breath control, withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation and absorption.
Raja Yoga and the Eight Limbs

What is pratyahara?

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It is the withdrawal of the senses from their objects, so that attention is no longer pulled outwards.
Bhakti, Darshan and Pilgrimage

Name two saint-poets of the bhakti tradition.

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Mirabai and Kabir, with Tulsidas and Chaitanya among the other well-known figures.
Bhakti, Darshan and Pilgrimage

Define tirtha.

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A tirtha is a crossing place, a sacred site where the boundary between this world and the divine is believed to be thin.
Puja, Arti and Prasad

What is prasad?

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Prasad is food that has been offered to the deity and returned to the worshippers as a share of the divine grace.
Puja, Arti and Prasad

Why is the home shrine especially important for Hindus outside India?

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Temples may be far away, so the shrine keeps daily practice alive and is the main way children absorb the tradition.

The 6 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
The Four Paths of Yoga	Recall questions on the meaning of yoga, the four paths and who each suits, why they are not mutually exclusive, the Gita and Sivananda's yoga of synthesis, and criticism of Western practice.	12
Raja Yoga and the Eight Limbs	Recall questions on the aim Patanjali sets, the eight limbs, the restraints and observances and why posture and breath come early.	9
Bhakti, Darshan and Pilgrimage	Recall questions on bhakti, its forms, saint-poets and self-surrender, darshan and the consecration of a murti, and pilgrimage to the Ganges, Varanasi and the Kumbh Mela.	20
Puja, Arti and Prasad	Recall questions on what puja is, its key actions, and the meanings of arti and prasad.	9
The Ashram and the Gurukula	Recall questions on what an ashram is and was, the gurukula, and the stages of life traditionally connected with ashram living.	8
Life in a Modern Ashram	Recall questions on the Sivananda ashram in Kerala, its five points of yoga, daily routine and satsang, and on Skanda Vale's worship, community, care for animals and what it shows about modern ashrams.	20

Hinduism: Expression of Religious Identity is 78 of the 3,683 questions in the guide.Get the guide, £8

How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.