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Studies of religion 2

Hinduism

2007
Section 2, Question 3 Hinduism (15 marks)
a) Link ONE significant Hindu practice to TWO Hindu beliefs. (3 marks)
b)Explain how Hindu ethical teachings influence the lives of adherents.
Choose an aspect from ONE of the following areas: (6 marks)

bioethics

environmental ethics

sexual ethics.

c) Describe the contribution to Hinduism made by ONE significant person or school of thought, other
than the Vedas. (6 marks)

Section 3, Question 3 Hinduism (20 marks)

Assess the significance of ONE Hindu practice. choose from: marriage ceremony; pilgrimage; temple worship.
2008
Section 2, Question 3 Hinduism (15 marks)
(a) Describe ONE significant practice within Hinduism drawn from ONE of the following: (4 marks)
Marriage ceremony
Pilgrimage
Temple worship.
(b)

Demonstrate how the practice described in part (a) expresses the beliefs of
Hinduism. (5 marks)

(c)

Explain the reasons for Hinduisms ethical teachings on ONE of the following areas: (6 marks)
bioethics
environmental ethics
sexual ethics.

Section 3, Question 3 Hinduism (20 marks)

Hindus have long looked to holy men and women to instruct them on how to obtain liberation from the endless cycle
of life and death.
Evaluate the relevance of this statement to the contribution to Hinduism of ONE significant person or school of
thought other than the Vedas.

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Studies of religion 2

Hinduism

2009
Section 2, Question 3 Hinduism (15 marks)
(a)

(Describe ONE principal source of Hindu ethical teaching. (3 marks)

(b) Explain the impact on Hinduism of ONE significant person or school of thought other than the Vedas. (6
marks)
(c)

Analyse the importance for the individual of ONE Hindu practice drawn from the following: (6 marks)

Marriage ceremony
Pilgrimage
Temple worship

Section 3, Question 3 Hinduism (20 marks)

Do those deeds that are without blame.
Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.13
Reproduced with permission from Duncan Baird Publishers
Discuss the relevance of the quotation to Hindu ethics and/or practices.
2010
Section 2, Question 3 Hinduism (15 marks)
(a) Outline ONE significant practice within Hinduism from the following: (3 marks)
Marriage ceremony
Pilgrimage
Temple worship.
(b)

(i)Describe the contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism of ONE

significant person or school of thought other than the Vedas. (4 marks)
(ii)
Assess the impact on Hinduism of the significant person or school of thought identified in part
(8 marks)

Section 3, Question 3 Hinduism (20 marks)

To what extent does this quotation express the distinctive Hindu answer to the enduring questions of
human existence?

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Studies of religion 2

Hinduism

2011
Section 2, Question 3 Hinduism (15 marks)
(a)

(b)

Describe ONE significant practice in Hinduism from the following: (3 marks)

Marriage ceremony

Pilgrimage

Temple Worship

How does the practice chosen in part (a) express the beliefs of Hinduism? (4 marls)

(c) The sacredness of all lifes moments unifies the apparent diversity of Hindu practice. Is the
statement an accurate expression of the significance for the Hindu community of the practice chosen in
part (a)? (8 marks)
Section 3, Question 3 Hinduism (20 marks)
Some religions emphasise justice, while others emphasise compassion.
Discuss the statement in relation to the diversity of expression within Hinduism as a living religious
tradition.

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