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1
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Unites the worship of many gods with a belief in a divine reality

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Monism

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Ancient Hindu scriptures

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Vedas

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The ancient language of India

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Sanskrit

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Four Vedas

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Rig
Yajur
Sama
Atharva

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Contains 100 different books about meditations on the spiritual essence of the universe and self. It looks deeply into life and its meaning

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Upanishads

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The idea of the spiritual essence of the universe

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Brahman

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The spiritual essence of all human beings

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Atman

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In illusion that keeps man from seeing reality correctly

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Maya

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Belief that everything has its own life force and when it loses One form it is born into another

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Reincarnation

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Belief that all humans have previously existed as a lower form in this closely related to reincarnation

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Karma

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The wheel of life, a constant cycle of rebirth and pain. With the ultimate goal being to free yourself from the cycle

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Samsara

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The ultimate human goal, to be released from samsara

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Moksha

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The most important Hindu sacred writings

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The Bhagavad Gita

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Prevailing Hindu social system

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The caste system

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The Hindu goals of life in order of increasing value

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Closure, economic security, social religious duty, moksha

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A way for the people to perfect their union with the divine

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Yoga

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Most Hindus follow the path of devotion to a god or gods

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Devotional Hinduism

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Triple form, the three forces, creation preservation and destruction

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The Trimurti

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The creative force that made the universe also known as the creator

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Brahma

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The force of preservation and love in the universe

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Vishnu

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The force that is thought to be a type of recycling and is also known as the destroyer

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Shiva

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The great mother god

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Devi

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The spiritual leader. The one who removes darkness. Hindus believe that they are the embodiment of the divine

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Guru

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Commune of people living in a Single compound

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Ashram

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A unified specific belief statement

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Creed

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