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Assignment: Religions of South Asia
Question A. What are the major religions in India in terms of population percentage?
Question B. What are four of the main concepts of Hinduism? How is yoga related to Hinduism?
Question C. Who are the three main deities in the Hindu tradition? What are each of these three associated with?
Question D. Is the caste system a centripetal force or a centrifugal force? In other words, does it divide or unite India?
Question E. What is the relationship between Hinduism and the Ganges River? What are ghats used for?
Question F. What is the caste system based on? How does one become a member of a caste level?
Question G. Does the United States have a caste system? What other countries or groups have caste-type levels?
Question H. What is the difference between Hinduism and Buddhism? Who started Buddhism, and when?
Question I. What are the three main branches of Buddhism, based on geographic location?
Question J. What are the general aspects of Jainism? How is this religion different from Islam?