KCSE Past Papers 2013 HRE - Hindu Religious Education Paper 2 (413/2)

• 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.