Module 5 Quiz
Hinduism and Buddhism
1. What are the fours Vedic varnas or castes? Who occupies these varnas?
The fours Vedic varnas are:
Brahmins – the group comprising priests and scholars
Kshatriyas – warriors and the kings
Vaishyas – all other Aryas
Shudras – non-Aryas who were servants and slaves of the other three varnas.
2. What are the classic or tradi%onal stages in the life of the ideal individual in Hindu thinking?
Four stages in the life of the ideal individual in Hindu thinking:
1) Student of the sacred texts
2) Married householder with children and material goods
3) Forest dweller medita%ng on the meaning of existence a,er the birth of his grandchildren
4) Wandering asce%c awai%ng death
