bhakti (2nd) Flashcards
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bhakti (13)
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(1) general
(2) chaitanya mahaprabhu
(3) yogic paths, bhava, bhakti forms
(4) strengths/weaknesses of bhakti
(5) vaishnava bhakti + sects
(6) shaiva bhakti + sects
(7) shakti bhakti + sects
(8) yatra/pilgrimage
(9) samkhya yoga
(10) advaita vedanta + shankara
(11) bioethics (adoption, IVF, surrogacy)
(12) infertility in hindu scripture
(13) bioethics strengths/weaknesses
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(1) general
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- Bgv, 2ndC, Vishnu/devotional
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(2) chaitanya mahaprabhu
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- 14-1500, bhakti saint
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(3) yogic paths, bhava, bhakti forms
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- paths: jnana (G info), raja (medi), karma (virtuous), bhakti (krishna)
- ‘way of loving devotion‘/bhakti marga
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(4) strengths/weaknesses of bhakti
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- S: accessible, incentive, virtue
- W: cheat moksha, jnana/samkhya/karma yoga superior
5
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(5) vaishnava bhakti + sects
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- monotheistic, dualist, vishnu as Bhagavan, atat tvam asi/you are not that
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(6) shaiva bhakti + sects
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- shiva in all, lingam, vedas, nataraja temple
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(7) shakti bhakti + sects
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- feminine cosmic, kali/durga/parvati, sakamya bhakti/anteyesti customs
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(8) yatra/pilgrimage
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- fasting, prostrating for papa, darshan
- ganges, kumbha mela, himalayas
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(9) samkhya yoga
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- darshana/’seeing’, dualist, ego/mind to see samadhi>liberate from prakriti
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(10) advaita vedanta + shankara
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- oldest, jnana marga/yoga, adi shankara (8thC)
- nirguna/without qualities, G all-present
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(11) bioethics
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- hindu culture values (customs, rituals, ‘non-man’), IVF/surrogacy/adoption
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(12) infertility in hindu scripture
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- potions, shiva+vishnu as mohini, mahabharata (king pandu), laws of manu
13
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(13) bioethics strengths/weaknesses
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- S: support hindu customs/values, financial gain
- W: expensive, exploitation, discrimination
