Hinduism Flashcards
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Dharma
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The path of righteousness and living ones life according to the codes of conduct as described by the Hindu scriptures
2
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Varnashrama
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The four stages of spiritual development
3
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Ashramas
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The human stages of life
4
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Brahmacharya
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Stage of student ship. One of the Ashramas
5
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Grihasta
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Stage of a householder. One of the Ashramas
6
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Vanaprastha
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Stage of a forest dweller. One of the Ashramas
7
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Sanyasa
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Stage of renunciation
8
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Vaisya
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Merchant class
9
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Brahmin
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The religious leaders
10
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Kshatriya
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Warrior class
11
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Surda
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Servants
12
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Samadhi
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The stage of self realization in terms of the innate
13
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Maya
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The artificial human world
14
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5 Hindu reasons of suffering
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- Not knowing who we are
- Attachment to the impermanent( Human world)
- Aversion, the avoidance of the unreal
- Identifying with the do and creating separate realities
- Fear of death
15
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Asana
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The physical practice of yoga
