Hindu Beliefs Knowledge Flashcards
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Indus civilisation
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The ancient culture that developed into Hinduism
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Vaishnavism
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- vaishnavas
- focus their worship on the deity Vishnu who they believe to be the deity responsible for preserving life, morality and order in the world
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Shaivism
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- Shaivites
- focus their worship on the deity shiva who they believe to be responsible for destruction and recreation
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Shruti texts
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- texts that are unquestionable truth
- came straight from God
- most important
- the Vedas/ the Upanishads
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Smriti texts
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- less important, less authorities
- what has been remembered
- texts may have changed, overtime, been adapted or updated
- the Bhagavad Gita/ the Ramayana
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Nirguna Brahman
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- God without form
- as a spirit or force
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Saguna Brahman
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God with form or shape
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Deity
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A different version of the same God
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Bhagavan
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Brahman existing with form
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Antaryami
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God within you
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Aum symbol
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Used to represent as Brahman with no form and cannot be drawn
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Ganesha
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- son of shiva and Parvati
- God of good luck, remover of obstacles
- worshipped before but events
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Hanuman
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- son of shiva and Parvati
- monkey warrior
- strength and authority
- patron of wrestlers, sportsmen and soldiers
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Parvati
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- reincarnation of Sati, shiva’s first wife
- portrayed as perfect motherhood
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Saraswati
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- Consort of Brahma
- goddess of learning
- mother of Vedas
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Lakshmi
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- consort of Vishnu
- beauty prosperity and wealth
- good marriages
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Brahma
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- created the world
- created the first humans
- teaches humans wisdom and important truths
- consort is Saraswati
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Shiva
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- responsible for death, destruction and endings
- this is not however seen as a negative thing, as all ends are also new beginnings
- at the end of time, shiva will perform a dance called the Tandav which will end the universe
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Vishnu
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- responsible for keeping everything in the world going
- Hindus believe that Vishnu can actually appear in many different forms - they’re called avatars
- Vishnu comes to earth as an avatar whenever there is something going wrong that needs to be helped
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Lord Rama
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Hindus believe that Vishnu came to earth as the avatar Rama and killed the evil demon Ravanna. This helped bring peace and harmony to the world
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Lord Krishna
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Hindus believe that Vishnu also came to earth as the avatar Krishna and showed people how to live a good and peaceful life
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4 aims of life
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- dharma
- artha
- Kama
- moksha
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Dharma
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- virtue or goodness
- aiming to live a good, virtuous and honourable life
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Artha
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- earning a lawful living through honest means
- also includes using your wealth to help others
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Kama
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- enjoying life responsibly and having a positive outlook
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Moksha
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- the soul joining with Brahman
- Hindus believe souls live many lives and are constantly reincarnated
- the ultimate aim in life however is for this cycle to end and the soul to be released back to God
