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Highest Caste Flashcards

1
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Highest caste

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Brahmin

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2
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Evil enchantress/demoness who tried to kill prahlid

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Holika

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3
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Ethical duty

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Dharma

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4
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Vishnu’s 8th incarnation

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Krishna

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5
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High God; fairly inconspicuous in modern times

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Brahma

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6
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Holy men

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Sannyasin

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7
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Paths

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Margas

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Veil of ignorance

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Maya

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(Devotional) path emphasized in the bhagavad-Gita

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Bhakti

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Cycle of re-death

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Samsara

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Basis for caste system comes from this ancient text

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Law of Manu

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Babas, yogis, Brahmins

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Exemplars

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Story where Krishna hells Arjuna figure out his duty, hinduisms most popular text

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Bhagavadgita

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One of Hinduism’s earliest texts

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Vigveda

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Vishnu, shiva, mohadevi

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Trimurti

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(Meditating & study) path

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Jnana

17
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Daily prayer

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Puja

18
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Epic story of Rama and his defeat of ravana and return to his kingdoom

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Ramayaha

19
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Moral law of cause and effect

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Uarma

20
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The Vedic soul

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Atman

21
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Doctrinal

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Laws of manu
Caste
Duty

22
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Narrative

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330 million gods and goddesses
Vedas, upanishadas
Ramayana

23
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Rule and ideals of dharma

Karma also a moral cause/effect

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Ethical

24
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Devotional-marga puja
Pilgrimage
Meditation
Temple worship

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Ritual

25
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Sacred cows
Shrines temples
Rivers(Ganges)

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Material

26
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Ganges

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Rivers

27
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Moksha, OM festival

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Moksha

28
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Holy men

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Institutional

29
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Outside of casts

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Untouchables
More rural= more traditional
Handlers(garbage collectors) bc not cleansed

30
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Natural law

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People are not born equal
One has to fulfill dharma or bad Kama
If don’t follow dharma = chaos

31
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Female stage

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Girlhood
Householder
Widowhood

32
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Reality-truth

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Brahman is absolute true
Within human is atman
Veil of ignorance is maya

33
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Castes

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People not created equal
Entails the division of labor and spiritual purity
Extremely complex

34
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Margas

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Karma-righteous action-Vedas
Jnana-wisdom
Bhakti- selfless devotion love

35
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Male stage

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Student
Householder
Forest dweller
Holy man

36
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Four aims

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Kama
Artha
Dharma
Moksha

37
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Artha

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Accumulation of wealth

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