Exam Final Flashcards

1
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The Sruti and Smriti Texts

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SRUTI
4 Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva)
Upanishads
Six Vedangas

SMRITI
Vedanta Sutra
Ramayana and Mahabharata
Bhagavad-Gita
Puranas
Dharma Sastras

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2
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Two Characters in the Epic

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Arjuna and Krishna

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3
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2 Modes of Indian Narrative

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Sruti (heard) and Smriti (remebered)

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4
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Signifies liberation from the life of samsara

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Moksha

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5
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Cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

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Samsara

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6
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Principle of Lust

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Kama Sutra

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7
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Human Desire, Gratification of Senses

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Kama

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8
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Hindu account if creation, encyclopedia

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Puranas

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9
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most sacred, spiritual, philosophical texts

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Sacred Vedas

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10
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Intellectual Hermeneutics if Hindu writings/philosophy

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Darsana

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11
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6 Orthodox of Darsana

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Vaisheshika
Nyaya
Samkhya
Yoga
Mimamsa
Vedanta

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12
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development points of Indian Philosophy

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Upanishad

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13
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The Three Gunas

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Rajas
Satva
Tamas

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14
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Three Matters consisting the world

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Three Gunas

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15
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Human reality constitute on these

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Purusha and Prakriti

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16
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contains practical methods on to realize in direct experience of truth

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Yoga

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17
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6 Schools of Yoga

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Bhakti Yoga
Karma
Jnana
Hatha
Raja
Laya

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18
Q

Highest form of concentration

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Nis Kama Karma

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19
Q

Orthodox School

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Astika

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20
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Heterodox School

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Nastika

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21
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Atomic School, Focus on Paramanu (atoms)

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Vaisheshika

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22
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Padarthad (6 Categories)

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Substance, Quality, Action, Generality, Particularity, Inherence

23
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Logical school

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Nyaya

24
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5 propositions

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Pratijna
Hetu
Uduharana
Upanaya
Nigamana

25
Q

Difference of View concerning the nature of Brahman

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Shankara - Brahman is Formless
- what is sensed is illusion, Maya
- Brahman will wake us up
Ramajuna - Have form with attributes
- not false but flawed
- The umiverse exist, but we are blind, attached to meaningless things

26
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4 Noble Truths

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Dukkha
DukkhaSamudaya
DukkhaNirodha
DukkhaNirdhaGaminiPratipat

27
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Father amd Mother of Buddha

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King Suddhadona
Queen Maha-Maya

28
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Wife of Buddha

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Princess Yasodhara

29
Q

Son of Buddha

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Rahula

30
Q

Girl who gave milk rice

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Sujata

31
Q

Most Important Disciples with their Contribution (Tripitakas)

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Upali - Vinaya Pitaka
Ananda - Sutra Pitaka
Kasyapa - Abhidharma Pitaka

32
Q

“Law of the Universe”

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Dharma

33
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Paticca Samuppada

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Avija
Sankara
Vijnana
Nama Rupa
Sal Ayatana
Phassa
Vedana
Tanha
Upadana
Bhava
Jati
Jara Marana

34
Q

8 Fold Path

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Right View
Action
Speech
Livelihood
Effort
Mindfulness
Concentration
Understanding

35
Q

Pancasilla (Precepts)

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Abstain from killing
stealing
immoral sexual acts
Falsehood
Intoxicating Things

36
Q

Pancadharma (virtues against 5 sins)

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Compassion
Patience
Abstention
Truthfulness
Watchfulness

37
Q

Hindu vs Buddhism

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Sat (eternal) Chit (conscious) Ananda (blissful)
Anatta (no-self) Anicca (transient) Dukkha (suffering)

38
Q

3 Main Division of Buddhism

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Hinayana
Mahayana
Vajrayana

39
Q

The Trimutri

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Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva

40
Q

literally means action

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Karma

41
Q

Laws

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Dharma

42
Q

Division of Philosophy

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Astika and Nastika

43
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Eternal Law

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Sanatana Dharma

44
Q

something in man that is spiritual and makes the essemce of his being

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Atman

45
Q

2 ways of articulating Brahman

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Saguna (with) and Nirguna (without attributes)

46
Q

Indian thought revolves around these three

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Brahman
Atman
Gunas

47
Q

An Illusion that makes up the world

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Maya

48
Q

3 kinds of Karmic Acts

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Obligatory
Optional
Prohibited

49
Q

Chaturvarna

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Indian Caste System consists of:

Brahmin
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras

Pariah - untouchables

50
Q

theory of mutual encirclement

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Kautilyas Mandala Doctrine

51
Q

4 goals of Purusartha and corresponding works

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Artha - Artha Sastra
Kama - Kama Sutra
Dharma - Dharma Sastra
Moksha - Moksha Sastra

52
Q

Ashramas - 4 Stages of Life

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Brahmacharya
Grihasth
Vanaprastha
Sannyasin

53
Q

Hindu Philosophy Six Divisions referred to as…

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Shad Darsana