Unit 2: Hinduism in depth

Topic 2.4: Religious experience Questions

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1Discuss15 marks
2026
Discuss the significance of female deities and female gurus for Hindu women.
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2Discuss15 marks
2025
Discuss the role of yoga and meditation in Hindu religious experience.
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3To what extent20 marks
2012
To what extent does doctrine determine the form of Hindu religious experience?
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4Examine15 marks
2022
Examine the contribution of Sri Ramakrishna and Mahatma Gandhi to Hindu attitudes towards other religions.
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5Examine15 marks
2022
Examine the role of ISKCON in spreading Hindu devotion beyond India.
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6Examine15 marks
2026
Examine the importance of pilgrimage in Hinduism.
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7To what extent20 marks
2012
To what extent is pilgrimage the most important form of religious experience for Hindus?
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8To what extent20 marks
2012
To what extent do Hindu women and Hindu men have different religious experiences?
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9Justify20 marks
2013
Justify the view that festivals are the most important group religious experience for Hindus.
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10Justify20 marks
2013
Justify the claim that the ashram has been central to Hindu religious experience.
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11Discuss15 marks
2017
Discuss the importance of the Kumbh Mela as a religious experience for Hindus.
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12Discuss15 marks
2025
Discuss how the changing status of women has affected Hindu religious experience in modern India and the diaspora.
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13Justify20 marks
2026
Justify the claim that religious experience is central to Hindu practice.
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14Discuss20 marks
2026
Discuss the place of religious experience in Hinduism.
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