Hinduism Flashcards
Dharma
Caste duty
Karma
Action
Samsara
Caste cycle
Moksha
Release from caste
Yoga
Union with brahman
Caste
Role/place
Brahmin caste
highest, to teach and guide (priest)
Kshatriya caste
political, defend and protect (warriors)
Vaishya caste
business, to sell (merchant)
Shudra caste
workers, work and labor (lowest)
Dalit
Outside the system, untouchables
Arjuna
The warrior who doesnt want to kill family, goes to war anyways for his caste and no attachment to Brahman
Ahimsa
Nonviolence to beings
Satyagraha
Acheive the spirit/soul force
Brahmacharya
Celebacy, sexual acts drain energy
Khadi
Home spun cloth against britian cloth
Swaraj
Homeself rule to obtain freedom from britian
Ashram
Peace lived within, homes and plants
Bhagavad Gita
Revered Hindu text about selfless action
Sermon on the mount
pocessions are not important, god takes care of you
Saltmarch
Break the salt law, Gandhi led it
Renunciation
Rejection of something usually violence
Cow protection
Cows provide so much and we cant treat them bad or be mean to them
