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River Ganges

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Sacred river, where Heaven and Earth meet

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Shruti texts

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“Those which have been heard”

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Smriti texts

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“Those which have been remembered”

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Brahman

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God

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Aum Symbol

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God

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Monotheism

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Belief that there is only one God

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Nirguna-Brahman

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God with no form or shape

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Saguna-Brahman

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God with a form or shape

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Deities

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A manifestation of Brahman

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Bhagavan

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God existing in the world of spirits

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Antaryami

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When referring to God within each human being

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Ganesha

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Elephant headed God, son of Shiva and Parvati

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Hanuman

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Monkey warrior, remembered for devotion to Rama and Sita

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Parvati

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Deitie sat on tiger, example of perfect motherhood

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Saraswiti

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Consort of Brahma, goddess of learning

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Lakshmi

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Goddess of virtue, celebrated at Diwali

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The tri murti

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The 3 main deities

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Brahma

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The creator, ‘from him comes all life’

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Shiva

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God of destruction

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Maya

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Illusion that the world is full of distraction

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Ascetic

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A Hindu who devotes themself to a very simple life fully focussed on Brahman

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Shiaivism

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A Hindu who worships Shiva

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Vishnu

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The preseverver

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Vaishavism

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A Hindu who worships Vishnu

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Avatar

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10 different ways that Vishnu can appear

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Dharma

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Adharma

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Rama

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Partner of Sita

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Ravana

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Evil demon who took Sita

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Sita

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Partner of Rama

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The Kurukshetra War

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When Krishna brought peace to 2 warring nations

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The 4 aims of life

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4 things that Hindus should work towards

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Artha

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Earning a lawful living through honest means

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Kama

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Enjoying life responsibly

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Moksha

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The ultimate aim of life, when the atman is released from the samsara cycle and joins with Brahman

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Sanatana dharma

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Eternal truth that all Hindus must live bye

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Varnashrama dharma

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Responsibilities that apply differently to different people

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Varna

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The 6 personal virtues

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How dharma can be reached

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Ahimsa

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Non-violence towards humans and animals

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Atman

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Transmigration

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The movement of the atman from one body to another

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Samsara cycle

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The continuous cycle of birth, death, rebirth that the atman goes through

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The law of karma

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Belief that good actions will lead to a good rebirth

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Reincarnation

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The atman taking on a new physical body

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Papa

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Too many bad actions

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Prakriti

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Matter - the material substance that all physical things are made of

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Purusa

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Spirit - the non-physical elements to life and the universe

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The cycle of 4 ages

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Belief that time + universe move through 4 stages before being destroyed and starting again

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Yuga

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A Period of time

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Golden yuga

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Time of perfection, no evil, humans are happy, 1.7 million years long

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Silver yuga

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Virtue starts to decline, war begins as people fight for power, 1.2 million years long

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Copper yuga

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Humans become selfish, war is frequent, famine and drought are common, 800,000 years

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Iron yuga

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Age of ignorance, war is frequent and brutal, natural world is at breaking point, 400,000 years long

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Kalki

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Avatar of Vishnu who appears at the end of the 4 stages to destroy and recreate the universe

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Tri-guna

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The 3 stages all matter go through: creation, maintenance and destruction

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