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Hinduism Flashcards

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Atman

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Ultimate reality within; the eternal self

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Karma

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Determines the nature of each reincarnation; what goes around, comes around

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Dharma

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Ethical duty based on divine order of reality

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Bhagavad-Gita

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Hinduisms most popular sacred texts

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Brahman

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Ultimate reality understood through contemplation of the universe

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Caste system

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Division of society into four distinct classes: Brahmin;priests, Kshatriya; warriors and administrators, vaishya; merchants, farmers, artisans, shudra; servants, laborers

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Samsara

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Wheel of rebirth

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Monism

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The doctrine that all reality is ultimately one

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Avatar

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Incarnation or living embodiment of a deity

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