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Indus civilisation

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The people who lived on the river Indus who later became Hindus

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River Ganges

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Where Hindus fled when the Persians/Greeks invaded- seen as a sacred river

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Shruti texts

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Hindu texts heard from Brahman

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Smriti texts

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Stories that have been remembered and spoken

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Brahman

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God

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Aum symbol

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Deep reverberating sound that represents Brahman and his externalness in the universe

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Monotheism

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The belief there’s only 1 God

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Nirguna-Brahman

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Brahman has no physical form

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Saguna-Brahman

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God with a physical form

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Deities

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Manifestations of Brahman

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Bhagavan

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Brahman has a physical form but in the world of the spirits

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Antaryami

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God is within each and every living thing

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Ganesha

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Elephant-Headed God

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Hanuman

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Monkey Warrior

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Parvati

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Wife of shiva

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Saraswati

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Wife of Brahma-Goddess of learning

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Trimurti

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3 most important deities - Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

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Lakshmi

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Wife of Vishnu-Goddess of wealth and prosperity

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Brahma

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The creator

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Shiva

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The destroyer

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Vishnu

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The preserver

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Maya

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Illusion/temptations

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Ascetic

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Someone who devotes their life to a certain deity

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Shaivism

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Part of Hinduism that focuses on Shiva

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Vaishnavism

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Part of Hinduism that focuses on Vishnu

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Avatar

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A manifestation of the deity Vishnu released in bodily form

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Dharma

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Adharma

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Evil/ignorance

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Rama

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Avatar of Vishnu

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Ravana

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Demon that fights Rama

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The Ramayana

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Major Sanskrit text

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Sita

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Wife of rama

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Krishna

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The avatar of Vishnu that preaches ahimsa and reincarnation

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The kurukshetra war

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The war Krishna stopped

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The 4 aims of life

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Artha, kama, moksha, dharma- Hindus try to live by

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Artha

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Earning a lawful living through honest means

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Kama

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Enjoying life responsibly and having a positive outlook

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Moksha

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Union with Brahman

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Dharma

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Virtue or goodness- doing good duties

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Sanatana dharma

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The eternal rules Hindus live by

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Varnashrama dharma

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Hindus responsibilities

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Varna(caste)

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Hindus social class or groups

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Free will

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The idea that Hindus can act and behave how they wish

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6 personal virtues

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Humility,love,respect,control,ahimsa,empathy- Hindus do these things to earn good karma

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Atman

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Hindu term for soul

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Transmigration

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The process of the soul reincarnating

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Samsara cycle

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The ongoing cycle of birth, death and rebirth

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Law of karma

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Good action -> good karma -> better rebirth

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Reincarnation

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The atman being born into another body

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Punya

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Merit or actions that lead to good karma

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Papa

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Bad actions that lead to bad karma

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Prakriti

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Matter that cannot be seen or touched

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Purusa

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The non-physical elements of the univers

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Jiva

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A body the atman is bounded to

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Cosmology

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Ideas of beliefs about the univers

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The cycle of the 4 ages

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The belief the universe exists in 4 eras

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Yuga

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An era of time

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Golden yuga

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A time of perfection and goodness

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Silver yuga

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Human qualities start to decline

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Copper yuga

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Humans are disconnected from eachother

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Iron yuga

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Age of ignorance and brutal destruction

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Kalki

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Avatar of Vishnu that appears at the end of the 4 ages to destroy it with shiva

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Tri-guna

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The three stages that matter goes through - creation maintenance and destruction

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