Exam Final Flashcards
The Sruti and Smriti Texts
SRUTI
4 Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva)
Upanishads
Six Vedangas
SMRITI
Vedanta Sutra
Ramayana and Mahabharata
Bhagavad-Gita
Puranas
Dharma Sastras
Two Characters in the Epic
Arjuna and Krishna
2 Modes of Indian Narrative
Sruti (heard) and Smriti (remebered)
Signifies liberation from the life of samsara
Moksha
Cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
Samsara
Principle of Lust
Kama Sutra
Human Desire, Gratification of Senses
Kama
Hindu account if creation, encyclopedia
Puranas
most sacred, spiritual, philosophical texts
Sacred Vedas
Intellectual Hermeneutics if Hindu writings/philosophy
Darsana
6 Orthodox of Darsana
Vaisheshika
Nyaya
Samkhya
Yoga
Mimamsa
Vedanta
development points of Indian Philosophy
Upanishad
The Three Gunas
Rajas
Satva
Tamas
Three Matters consisting the world
Three Gunas
Human reality constitute on these
Purusha and Prakriti
contains practical methods on to realize in direct experience of truth
Yoga
6 Schools of Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
Karma
Jnana
Hatha
Raja
Laya
Highest form of concentration
Nis Kama Karma
Orthodox School
Astika
Heterodox School
Nastika
Atomic School, Focus on Paramanu (atoms)
Vaisheshika