Buddha and Ashoka Flashcards

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What are the Vedas?

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The earliest religious text of what would come to be known as Hinduism - Written after the Indus River Valley disappeared and Aryans migrated to the Indo-Gangetic Plain

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What is the Caste System?

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A social system based on Purusha, the Universe Pervading Spirit. Purusha was divided into her mouth, her arms, her thighs, and her feet. Her mouth was the Brahmans who could speak to the gods, the arms the warriors, the thighs were the merchants and tradesmen who made money for the warriors and Brahmans, and the feet the workers and hard laborers - the foundation of the social order, and the rest of us stand on them.

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What is the Caste System the foundation of?

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Dharma

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What is Dharma?

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One’s role in life and society - Defined by birth and caste - It’s better to fill your own Dharma poorly than to fill someone else’s well.

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What is Samsara, Moksha, and Karma?

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Samsara:
The motivation for fulfilling your drama - Samsara is the belief that when you die your soul moves onto another living thing as it is being born. If you fulfill your Dharma, you get reincarnated as a higher being.

Moksha:
The release

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