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Hinduism Flashcards

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“Hymn knowledge” a collection of more than a thousand chants to the Aryan gods.

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Rig Veda.

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“Ceremonial knowledge” contains matter for recitation during sacrifice.

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Yajur Veda.

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“Chant knowledge” a handbook of musical elaborations of Vedic Chants.

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Sama Veda.

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“Knowledge from (the teacher) Atharva” consist of practical prayers and charms, such as prayers to protect against snakes and sickness.

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Atharva Veda.

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A great epic whose stories have inspired dance as well as art.

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Ramayana.

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Written some time between 400 BCE and 400 CE, it tells how the sons of Pandu conquered their cousinswith the help of the god Krishna.

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Mahabharata.

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“Divine song” is part of a very long epic poem, and a religious literary work about Krishna.

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Bhagavad Gita.

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The consort of Vishnu, this goddess is commonly dressed as a queen and sits on a lotus.

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Lakshmi.

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The goddess whom dispenses good luck and protection.

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Lakshmi.

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“Awe-inspiring” a goddess frequently represented with eight arms, full of implements used to destroy evil. She rides a tiger which helps her conquer all dangerous obstacles.

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Durga.

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“Dark” this goddess is often shown wearing a necklace of human skulls, and her fanged teeth drip with blood. Her many arms are full of weapons, which are thought to be dangerous to enemies but protective of her children.

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Kali.

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Represent the force of preservation in the universe.

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Vishnu.

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In the Vedas, he is a god associated with the sun, although his role there appears to be small. Thought of as light and warmth that destroys darkness.

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Vishnu.

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The third of the Trimurti and the GOD linked with destruction.

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Shiva.

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The most complicated of the gods, both in origin and in conception.

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Shiva.

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Another incarnation of Vishnu, that may have begun as an object of fertility worship.

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Krishna.

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The goddess whom is the Consort of Brahma - the patron of music, the arts, and culture - often depicted with an instrument in her hand.

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Saraswati.

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God of creation.

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Brahma.

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God of preservation.

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Vishnu.

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God of destruction and recreation.

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Shiva.

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Goddess, Divine Mother.

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Devi.

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Goddess of perseverance.

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Durga.

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Goddess of success.

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Lakshmi.

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Goddess of destruction and recreation.

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Kali.

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Goddess of music and culture.

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Saraswati.

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26
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Loving manifestation of Vishnu.

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Krishna.

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Royal manifestation of Vishnu.

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Rama.

28
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Elephant headed son of Shiva, prayed to for success.

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Ganesha.

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The linking of the three gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

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Trimurti.

30
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The three gods that represent the three forces of creation, perseveration and destruction.

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Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

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A South Indian philosopher, who was also the first Indian philosopher to provide a systematic theistic interpretation of the philosophy of the Vedas.

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Ramanuja.

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Later devotional works, “legends”

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Puranas.

33
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The God who has become symbol of strength and abundance.

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Ganesha.

34
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“Veda End”. The school that has used the ideas of the Upanishads as its primary inspiration.

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Vedanta.

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The prince of the Bhagavad Gita, who is at war with his cousins for his throne, and is later advised by Krishna to fight because it is the “right thing to do” despite his overwhelming desire to stop the war.

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Arjuna.

36
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Leader of the Monkeys, he helps Rama in the killing of Ravan, in turn locating and returning Sita to Rama.

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Hanuman.

37
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Ahimsa is the Hinduist term for:

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Non-violence.

38
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Ghandi’s title - stands for “great spirit”

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Mahatma.

39
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The greatest teacher of Vedanta, who argued that everything is Ultimately One - all is Brahman. Everything is together, rather than apart.

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Shankara.

40
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“Liberation” from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth.

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Moksha.

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A spiritual discipline; a method for perfecting ones union with the Devine.

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Yoga.

42
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The spiritual essence of all individual human beings.

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Atman.

43
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The spiritual disciple of of knowledge and insight.

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Jnana Yoga.

44
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The moral law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth.

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Karma.

45
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God of creation.

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Brahma.

46
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The spiritual discipline of postures and holding exercises.

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Hatha Yoga.

47
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The everyday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth.

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Samsara.

48
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The philosophical position that all apparently separate realities are ultimately one; the belief that God and the universe are the same, that the universe is divine.

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Monotheism.

49
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A short sacred phrase, often chanted or used in mediation.

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Mantra.

50
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An earthy embodiment of a deity.

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Avatar.

51
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Devotion to a deity or guru.

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Bhakti.

52
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The spiritual discipline of devotion to a deity or guru.

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Bhakti yoga.

53
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The “Royal” discipline of yoga.

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Raja.

54
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Member of the priestly caste.

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Brahmin.

55
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The spiritual essence of all individual human beings.

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Atman.

56
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Offerings and ritual in honor of a deity.

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Puja.

57
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The spiritual essence of the universe.

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Brahman.

58
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A form of raja yoga the envisions the individuals energy as a force that is capable of being raised from the center of the body to the head, producing a state of joy.

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Kundalini yoga.

59
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Meaning “spirit”, “soul”, “life force”, a world view common among oral religions that see all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits.

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Animism.

60
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The belief in many God.

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Polytheism.

61
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Individual obligation with respect to casts, social custom, civil law and acted law.

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Dharma.

62
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A traditional farming implement similar to a sickle, used for reaping crops and also employed as a weapon.

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Kama.

63
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Four collections of ancient prayers and rituals.

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Vedas.

64
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Written meditations of the spiritual essence of the universe and the self.

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Upandishads.

65
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Earliest sacred books of Hinduism: _____

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Vedas.

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