Hinduism

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Hindu worship ceremony

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Puja

Question 2

Images of God in many forms

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Deities

Question 3

“Hindus” is a word that comes from the name of the _____ _____, which also gives the name of the modern state of India.

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Indus River

Question 4

Three largest religions in the world (in order)

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Christianity, Islam, Hinduism

Question 5

For centuries, the native religion of ancient India was known as ______________ “the way of life.”

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sanatan dharma

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The period of Hinduism where an ancient civilization thrived in the fertile valley of the Indus River in the 3rd & 2nd millennium BCE—about 2500-1500BCE

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Pre-Vedic Period

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(during Pre-Vedic Period)

society in which women, especially mothers, took a leading role

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matriarchal society

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— period in Hinduism that began around 1500-600BCE

— named for the 1st sacred writings of Hinduism

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Vedic Period

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Early sacred scriptures of Hinduism

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Vedas

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“_____” is the Sanskrit word for knowledge

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Veda

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The language of ancient India

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Sanskrit

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The third and final preiod in the history of Hinduism that began around 600BCE

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The Upanishad Period

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Sacred scriptures; the final dialogues ending the Vedas

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Upanishads

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________ and __________ are both offshoots of Hinduism

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Buddhism

Jainism

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The most common form of Hindu worship

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Puja

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An image of Hindu deity

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Murti

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A hindu temple

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Mandir

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Sacred sounds, words, or phrases, repeated in ritual

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Mantra

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— another importang ritual that involved offering fire

— worshippers remind themselves God is within them

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havan

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Wise teacher

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Guru

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The law of birth, death, and rebirth, or the process of reincarnation

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Samsara

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Freedom or liberation from samsara, or the cycle of rebirth

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Moksha

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The law of cause and effect, of one’s actions having an impact on one’s future life

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Karma

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One personal code of conduct relating to family and society; one’s duty

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Dharma

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In the early Vedic period, this unity of all reality was thought to be ________.

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fire

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The supreme cosmic foce

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Brahman

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With the Upanishads, the great shift in Hindu belief was that _________—not fire—united all.

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consciousness

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The true self

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Atman

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Illusion

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Maya

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The principle of non-violence

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Ahimsa

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A traditional Hindu social level or class

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Caste

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In the traditional Hindu social levels, the lowest outsider class

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Untouchables

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— priestly caste — role: to study and teach in matters of faith, especially the Vedas — lead most key rituals

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Brahmins

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— warrior caste | — role: to protect the people and run a fair government

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Kshatriyas

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—caste contains producers (traders, merchants, farmers, artists, businesspeople) — traditionally taken care of economic needs of the community

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Vaishyas

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— lowest caste | — main purpose: serve the 3 higher castes (unskilled workers, servants, anyone doing menial work)

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Sudras

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— stage 1 — 7-20 — religious edu + willingness to search for truth

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Student

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— stage 2 — 20-50 — duty to fam, raising kids, work

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Householder

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— stage 3 — when fam is self-supporting — retreat from worldly life, focus on spiritual matters

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Semi-retired

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— stage 4 — when ready — holy, detached life, no possessions or responsibilities

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Wandering ascetic | Sanyasin

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Someone who practices severe self-discipline of abstains from physical pleasures for religious purposes

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Ascetic

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— Life Milestones | — Hindu scriptures note how many of these moments?

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16

Question 43

— boy 7-12 | — ceremony marks his become a student

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Sacred Thread Ceremony

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scriptures meaning that they have come from the deities through holy people

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“heard” or “revealed” scriptures

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scriptures that are mostly popular stories about the deities

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“traditional” or “remembered” scriptures

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Example of revealed scriptures

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the Vedas

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“______” means literally “sit down near”

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Upanishads

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A hindu epic about Prince Rama and Sita

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Ramayana

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A sacred Hindu story about Prince Arjuna and Krishna

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Bhagavad Gita

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The creator of the universe

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Brahma

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``` (Deity) The preserver, often descends into the world i human form 7th - rama 8th - krishna 9th - gautama ```

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Vishnu

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A deity who has descended into the world in earthly form

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Avatar

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(Deity) | destroyer + redeemer, a complex deity

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Shiva

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all female deities embody stronb cosmic feminine energy known as ______

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shakti

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the word we use to describe how a god, deity, or saint is shown in art

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Iconigraphy

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Hindu path (or discipline) to liberation

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yoga

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3 yogas

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knowledge devotion path

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concentrating and focusing the mind to control one’s thoughts

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Meditation

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a word, phrase, or sound that is repeated

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mantra

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a symbolic circle diagram that may represent the universe or even the self

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Mandala

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sacred sound or mantra that some hindus use in meditation

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Aum (or Om)

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Path that expresses spiritual ____ and truth

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Path of Knowledge

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Path where hindus choose a particular deity and spend their lives worshipping that deity

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Path of Devotion

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— karma yoga — hindus doing their dharma to the best of their abilities — “intention”

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Path of Action

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Hindu scripture that governs actions and virtues

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Laws or Manu

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Money or other valuables that the bride brings to her marriage

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dowry

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only _____ may be brahman priests and lead public worship

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men

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most marriages in india are _______

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arranged marriages

Question 69

Those hindu marriages that are not arranged

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love matches