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hinduism Flashcards

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Sruti

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Thus have I heard

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Indus River valley civilization

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mohenjo daro & Harappa

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Vedas

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Hyms used for sacrifice 
Rig: 1028 Hyms
Artha: sacrifices - "srauta" 
Sama: singers
Vajur: work-actions
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Brahmanas

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Texts on how to sacrifice (1000-600)

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Sakti

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“Empowerment”

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Upanishads

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The philosophical part of the vedas (only for serious seekers)

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Smrti

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“Thus I have remembered”

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Dharma sutras

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Laws of manu:caste system with their own separate dharma to fulfill

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Mahabharata

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Epic of the war between the pandaras vs yudhistra

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Brahmins

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Priest (highest in the caste system)

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Samsara

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“Flow together” karma cycle

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Moksha

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Liberation from samsara

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Rta

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Moral order, sacrifice, cosmos, morality

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Agni

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Fire God, sacrifice ghee(agnihorita)

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Prajapati

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God of sacrifice

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Soma

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Drink (sacrifice)

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Avatar

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Manifestation- a god in earthly form

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Siva

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God of yogis “the destroyer” -father of Ganesh

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Karma

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You are tied to your acts

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Puranas

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Hindu scriptures written to popularize the abstract truths of the Vedas thru stories of historical and legendary figures

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Durga

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Major goddess as destroyer of evil and sometimes as sakti of siva

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Jatis

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A specific caste

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Bhagavad Gita

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A portion of the Hindu epic Mahabharata in which lord Krishna specifies ways of spiritual progress

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Dharma

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Moral order, righteousness,religion (duty)

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Bhakti

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Intense devotion to a personal aspect of a deity

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Vedanta

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End of Vedas (fulfillment)

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Jnana

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Knowledge

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Yoga

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Systematic approach to spiritual realization

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Asvamedha

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Horse sacrifice only done by a king and it took 1 year

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Atman

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Essences of “self”

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Kali

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Goddess of “war” the divinity in gore

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Darsan

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“Seeing the divine”

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Krishna

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An avatar of Vishnu (love)

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Brahman

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“Absolute God”

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Vishnu

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Preserver of the universe and upholds dharma

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