Hinduisim Flashcards
Ahimsa
Definetion - The docotrine of non violence towards all livivng creatures
Significance - Not causing towards humans and animals
Avatar
An incarnation of a of a deity in earthly form
significance
Atman
The human soul of our innermost self that is identical to brahman the universal soul
brahmin
a member of the highest hindu caste
Brahman
the universal soul and supreme being, the eternal spirit from which all things originate and to which they return
caste system
the orginization of hindu society into four groups, each with its own duties and expectations
Dharma
religous or moral duties
diwali
Hidu festival of lights that takes place at the end of october of beginning of november celebrates good defeating evil
Hindu trinity
A concept that unites the gods brahma, vishnu, and shiva, into one entity
Karma
The totality of ones action, the accumilation of ones good or bad karma determines ones birth in his or hers next life
Mantra
A sacred word or phase that is chanted during worship or meditation
meditation
deep contemplation that leads to a trance like state in which the individual tries to become one with the brahman
moksha
libertation of the soul from the endless cycle of rebirths; attained by uniting the atman with the brahman
Om
a sacred syllable that invokes the essence of brahman when chanted. it is believed to be the sound of all reality
samsara
the endless cycle of rebirths
