- Hindu Religious Education Paper 2 (315/2)
1. a) Rites & Rituals of the Sikh Naam Karan Sanskar
- Family arranges the details of the ceremony.
- The venue is always the Gurudwara.
- Akhand path is read.
- Ardas is performed/Japji is recited.
- The parents, the child & family attend after having bathed & wom clean clothes
- The Guru Granth is paid obescience – bowed to. from home.
- The Guru Granth is opened at random and the Gyaniji/priest points out the name
- The child is blessed with the new name & given Amrit.
- All those who attended the ceremony are treated to Langar. or three word added for a girl’s name.
- Gifts are given to the child.b) Types of Hindu Temple Worship
- Personal worship
- Communal worship
- Satsang
- Katha
- Kirtan
- Havan
- Padthc) Essential items used when visiting the Darasar
- Katasanu – mat
- Whisk – vinjado/chamar
- Rice
- Flowers
- Muhpati
- Chakhdo – wooden board
- Kumkum
- Chandan
- Aarti plate
- Dakshina/Dan/money for offering
- Scriptures
- The three aspects of Karma
- Karla – is the doer of deeds & action
- Karma – is the deed or action itself
- Karana – is the means/instruments e.g. hands, legs, eyes through which deeds are done.2 a) Ways of correcting the effect of accumulated Karma
- praying and keeping Parmatma close to one‘s heat.
- By doing good Karma without expectation of reward.
- By getting rid of anger, temptation, greed, violence.
- By not accumulating Karma through;
- thoughts – thinking good of all
- words – speaking kindly and truthfully
- action – by giving service to all around – family.
- looking after the environment by
- planting trees
- taking care of animals
- beatifying the environment -growing flowers, plants, etc.
- by cultivating the virtue of forgiveness
- by giving respect to all living beings.
- by doing his God-given duties faithfully
- by repenting for his sins
- accepting his present without complaints.c) The Characteristics of a person dominated by the Rajas Guna keeping full faith in Parmatma.
A person dominated by Rajas guna is:
- fond of creature comforts so he likes to live in good & comfonable homes
- wear good clothes
- is passionate
- is attached to material things
- likes to enjoy himself.
- full of desire
- is ever agitated
- has activities all the time
- greedy so becomes selfish & self centered.
- He neither rises in life or falls into tamas.3 a) How Rishi Bodh Divas is celebrated in Arya Samaj
- Prayers are recited.
- Havan is perfomqed.
- Vedic discourses are given.
- Debates are held on religious topics.
- Schools are involved in dramatizing lives ofDayand Swami
Vivekand.
Shradhanand
Lala Lajpatrai
Lekhram.
- All above are remembered and their teachings remembered.
- All above are paid tribute to
- Rishi Langar is held.
- Prayers for peace are recited.
- Alms are given.6 x 1 = 6 marks
b) The importance of Utsav in the lives of Hindus
- Re affirm beliefs and recollect the personalities &
- their teachings.
- promote cultural & social traditions
- come together in prayers for peace. unity
- Break the monotony of daily routine
- Promoting happiness & optimistic attitudes
- Worship & prayers
- Perform rites & rituals of particular utsav
- Create religious & hamionious atmosphere
- strengthen family ties & relationships
- Promote & strengthen patriotism
- Promote national peace & unity
- Mark seasonal changes by celebrating and dancing (at plating, harvest, etc.)
- Leaming about our ancestors & history
- Dramatization & role playing of spiritual enlightened beings.
- Stress is reduced
- Artistic talents are recognized & promoted.8 x 1 = 8 marks
c) The ways in which Dashera is celebrated in Kenya
- Visit the temple/place of worship
- Listen to the religious discourse on the victor over evil
- Dramatize the killing of Ravan by Rama
- Fun fair & Fete activities
- Do alms
- Join Satsang
- Sing Bhajans
- Remember the story of Ramayan/role play/dramatize.
- Bum the effigy of Ravan
- Fireworks display
- Entertainment stalls
- Malia prasad
- Continuous Ram Jaap Learn/practise archery
- Havan is performed.
- Puja is done.6 x I = 6 marks
b) Reasons why Hindus visit Amarnath Hindu visit Amarnath because:
- It is dedicated to Lord Shiva
- It has a naturally fonned Shivlinga.
- Lord Shiva forms part of Trimurti so Hindus worship Lord Shiva in the form of Linga.
- Lord Shiva delivered the science of yoga at Amamath.
- It is full of religious and peaceful vibrations.
- It is one a scenic top of Himalayas & very conducive to meditation.
- People say their prayers & offer worship.
- Brings contact with other like minded pilgrims.4 x 2 = 8 marks
c) 5. a) The importance of the Sikh Trithakshetra of Hazoor Sahib
- It is situated on the banks of a river/Godavari
- It is also called Nanded
- Guru Govind Singh declared the Guru Granth Sahib as the Living Guru
- Guru Govind Singh died here
- The Shrine is also known as Takhat
- All Sikh prayers are recited.
- All religious days are celebrated.
- Langar is offered daily.4 x l = 4 marks
b) Names and locations of Chardham Yatra
- Name
- Rameshwaram
- Dwarka
- Badrinarayan
- J agannath
- Location
- South India
- Gujarat
- North India — Himalayas
- East – Orissa4 x 2 = 8 marks
c.The contributions made by Rishi Dayanand in the spread of Vedic teachings in the modern period
- He revered the knowledge contained in the Vedas by thinking & studying it thoroughly.
- He spread the Vedic knowledge by giving religious discourse.
- He wrote many books explaining the Truth as contained in the Vedas.
- He wrote ‘Satyarth Prakash’ which laid down rules of living in a society
- He rejected idol worship and perfonning rites and rituals without understanding them.
- He propagated & promoted the performance of Yajna & havan. e
- He abolished the ‘sati‘ tradition.
- He encouraged women education.
- He encouraged women to study Vedas.
- He explained the Varna system.
- He explained the Ashrams.
- He founded Arya Sarnaj
- He stressed equality of man.8 x 1 = 8 marks
b) The means by which Buddhism spread during the reign of King Ashok
- His position as the King helped one & all to learn about Buddhism.
- His wealth made it easy.
- His leadership – as a converted Buddhist influenced many.
- His emissaries & missionaries went far & wide as far as Japan & China.
- He encouraged Buddhism to be illustrated in caves, on hillside stones and on pillars.
- He constructed temples dedicated to Buddha.
- He donated money, land for all activities.
- He gave protection & security to Buddhism.
- He made Buddhism a royal religion.8 x l = 8 marks
c) Means of propagation of Hindu Dharma during Ancient period
Through scriptures Veda
- Rig – Upanishad
- Yajur – Aranyaka
- Atharva
- Agams
- Through seers & rishis who pondered over life,
- Alma, Parmatma through meditation, concentration;
- Giving knowledge through/by keeping Shrams & teaching to the students.
- Through stories illustrating the Truths;
- Through compiling shlokas & notes on knowledge;
- Showing ways of singing.4 x 1 = 4 marks
6 (a) Site selected for building places of worship:
- Near rivers, lakes, e.g River Ganges.
- Birth place of saints/where saints were bom.
- Where saints spent most of their time.
- Pure, unpolluted places/places considered clean.
- Sacred places e.g. Himalayas mountain.Contributions made by Hindu scholars in the field of:
- Medicine
- Sushruta developed to process of surgery;
- Sushruta developed surgical instruments;
- he studied the physical anatomy – muscles, bones etc.;
- Charak invented Ayurveda
- studied man and his prakruti/composition;
- he discovered, cough and Pitta;
- he studied herbs and flex use as medicine to cure physical diseases.
- Astronomyc) Aryabhatt – studied astronomy in depth
- He studied stars & their positions
- He studied planets & their positions.
- He studied the interrelationship of planets & stars.
- He explained the movement of the earth & sun.
- He explained the influence of the stars & the
- planets on the earth.
- He explained-eclipse of the sun.
- He explained how ebb & tide take place.
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