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Hinduism Flashcards

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What are the four main classes of the caste system?

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Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and shudra

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Brahmin

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Highest of the four classes, priests

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Kshatriya

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Second of the four classes, warriors and administrators

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Vaishya

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Third of the four classes, producers (farmers, merchants, and artisans)

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Shudra

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Lowest of four classes, servants and laborers

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Samsara

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Wheel of rebirth or reincarnation; this-worldly realm in which rebirth occurs

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Moksha

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Liberation or release of the individual self, atman; salvation

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Three paths to liberation

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Karma Marha, Jnana Marga, and Bhakti Marga

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Karma Marga

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Path of works

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Jnana Marga

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Path of knowledge

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Bhakti Marga

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Path of devotion

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Four stages of life

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Student, householder, forest dweller, wandering ascetic

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Karma

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Moral law of cause and effect, why stuff happens

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Dharma

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Ethical duty; basically the rules

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Upanishads

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Ancient philosophical text that forms basis of Hindu doctrines (offers commentary on the Vedas)

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Bhagavad Gita

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Hinduism’s most popular sacred text; short section of the epic poem about Krishna teaching Arjuna about ways to God

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Atman

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Eternal self or soul of an individual that is reincarnated

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Artha

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Material success and social prestige

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Monism

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Doctrine that reality is ultimately made up of one essence

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Brahman

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Eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception and thought

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Four goals of life

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Sensual pleasure, material success, harmony with Dharma, and the bliss of Moksha

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Worship

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Daily devotions, household and village rituals, pilgrimages to holy sites, and cow veneration

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Hindu gods

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330 million; most popular are Brahma, the Creator; Vishnu, the Preserver; and Shiva, the Destroyer. Also note Rama and Gamesh, and Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu)

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Avatar

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An incarnation of a deity

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Caste system

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Traditional division of Hindu society into various categories with four main classes

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