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1
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what does brahmin caste system consist of?

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priests

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2
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difference between Brahmin and brahmin?

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Brahmin is God while brahmin is social class

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what does Kshatriya caste system consist of?

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warriors and administrators

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what does Vaishya caste system consist of?

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made u of producers such as farmers, merchants, and artisans similar to middle class

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5
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what does Shudra caste system consist of?

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composed of servants and laborers

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What is Karma?

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moral law of cause and effect, holds people responsible for their actions

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What is the Dharma?

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ethical duty based on the divine order of reality

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What are upanishards?

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ancient philosophical text form basis of hindu doctrines

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What is the Jnana Marga?

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“the path of knowledge”

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What is the Bhakti Marga?

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“the path of devotion”

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11
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What is the Bhagavad Gita?

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Hinduism’s sacred text

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12
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What is Atman?

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eternal self or soul of an individual that is reincarnate

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13
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What is artha?

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material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life

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14
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What is Monism?

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doctrine that reality is ultimately made up of only on essence

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15
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What is Braiunan?

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eternal essence of reality and source of the universe

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16
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since karma is all about moral responsibility, what does Karma determine?

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the life form which the atman is born

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17
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What is dharma similar to?

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the west’s term religion

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18
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What is drama as it pertains to life?

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it is the complete rule of life

19
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How is a person’s particular dharma determined?

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by gender, caste, and stage of life

20
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what does Jnana Marga require?

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the follower to devote a great deal of time to learning and meditation

21
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what do the jnana marga demands render more to?

A

brahmin class

22
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What is Samsara?

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“wheel of rebirth”

23
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according to Samsara what happens after death?

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the individual is reincarnated from one life-form to another

24
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What are the forms of reincarnation?

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human, animal, according to some texts even plants

25
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How long does an individuals samsara keeps happening?

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until moksha is achieved

26
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What are the four stages of life?

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student, householder, forest dweller, wandering ascetic

27
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what is the student stage of life?

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stage lasts until marriage, intensive study of the vedas and other sacred literature, this stage lasts until marriage

28
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what does the hindu society four stages involve,

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males typically who belong to the vaishya, kshatryia, and brahmin classes

29
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what is the second stage householder do, whose involved?

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the wordily pursuits of getting a career and raising a family are central. women are involved along ith their husbands

30
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what marks the beginning of the third stage

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the first grandchild

31
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what happens in the third rage?

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a man may ask his wife to accompany him in the third stage, this stage allows him to retreat from wordily bonds (sometimes by literally dwelling in the forest) in order to engage fully in a spiritual quest

32
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what is the court stage

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that of the wandering ascetic, this is when the people are ready to return to society, but remain attached from the normal attractions and distractions of social life. couples that go in together sometimes come out and separate

33
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Brahma? the god

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the creator

34
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Shiva? the god

A

the destroyer

35
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Rama? the god

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reincarnation of vishnu, so highly regarded many hindus revere him as the supreme deity

36
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Ganesh? the god

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remover of obstacles

37
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Vishnu? the god

A

one of the creators of the universe

38
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who are the big three creators of the universe?

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Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

39
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What are the three paths of life?

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Karma Marga, Jnana Marga, Bhakti Marga

40
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What is Karma Marga?

A

living with accordance with dharma or ethical duty. basically behaving and carrying out good duties in society, be unselfish

41
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What does Jnana Marga emphasize?

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attaining knowledge over ignorance

42
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What is Bhakti Marga about?

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directing spiritual energy outward, in worshipping the deity. this moves its adherents closer to liberation

43
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what is Bhakti Marga most suitable for?

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those whom emotional attachment comes naturally?

44
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What is Brahman

A

The ground of existence and the source of the universe

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