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HINDUISM: beliefs and teachings/practices Flashcards

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Brahman

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the Hindu name for God or Supreme being

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Nirguna Brahman

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God/the supreme being as spiritual presence only

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Saguna Brahman

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God/the supreme being shown in form

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Bhagavan

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the supreme being existing in the world of spirits and deities

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Om or Aum

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the sound and symbol of Brahman

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Antrayami

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the Supreme being existing within the heart of all living beings

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Vaikuntha

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the perfect world; the spiritual realm

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Brahma

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the Hindu deity responsible for creative power

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Vishnu

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the Hindu deity responsible for preserving and sustaining the universe

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Shiva

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one of the tri-murti the destroyer aspect of Brahman

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tri-murti

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the three main hindu deities or aspects of God

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Vedas

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the earliest Hindu scriptures

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mala

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a string of beads used to help chanted mantras during meditation

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Saraswati

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the consort of Brahma, goddess of knowledge the arts wisdom and knowledge

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consort

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the wife of a god

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Avatars

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the ten animal or human forms in which Vishnu appears on earth

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Lakshmi

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the consort of Vishnu goddess of wealth and good fortune prosperity and love

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Vaishnavas

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followers of Vishnu

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Shaivites

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followers of Shiva

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Parvati

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Shiva’s consort also know as Shakti, Durga or Kali

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ascetics

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people who live austere and simple lives

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polytheists

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believers in many different Gods

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monotheists

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believers in only one God

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reincarnation

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being born again into a new body

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Rama

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the seventh avatar of Vishnu

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Krishna

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the eighth avatar of Vishnu

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Ganesha

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the elephant headed deity son of Parvati and shiva

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Hanuman

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the money warrior, important in story of Rama and Sita

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Cosmology

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ideas about the universe

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Spirit

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spiritual reality in Hinduism the essence of a human being which can’t be seen

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matter

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material reality that from which things are made and which can be seen in Hinduism called Prakriti

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Cycle of four ages

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the four yugas divisions within the cycle of time

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enlightenment

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the gaining of true knowledge about God usually through meditation and self discipline in Hindu and Buddhist traditions gaining freedom from the cycle of rebirth

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illusion

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everything in the world which seems real but is not: in hinduism called maya

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tri-guna

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the three qualities or gunas- goodness, passion and ignorance

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atman

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a persons inner self soul or spirit the living force in all of nature

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samsara

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a continuos cycle of birth, death and rebirth

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transmigration

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the movement of the atman from one body to another

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moksha

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the ultimate goal of human life liberation from the cycle of rebirth, salvation

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karma

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destiny; consequences of one’s actions fate the total of good and bad actions and reactions

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dharma

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duty or path in life

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meditate

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to pray by being still and focusing the mind in God

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selflessness

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to act for others without thinking about what you will get out of it

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moral responsibility

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having a duty to do things rather than bad things in the world of spirits

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artha

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trying to gain more wealth through lawful means

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kama

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delight of the senses

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sanatana dharma

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eternal truth doing what is right hindu religion / way of life

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Upanishads

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part of the oldest hindu scriptures; the shruti containing details about Brahman

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shrine

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a sacred space in the home temple or outdoors where a deity is worshipped

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mandir

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a hindu temple

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space of the heart

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a concept known as antaryami meaning God is within the hearts of all living beings

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murti

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an image of a deity used as a focus of worship and offerings

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bhakti

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loving devotion to God

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puja

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paying respect to a deity, as an honoured guest, ways to worship in the home or temple

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arati

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an offering if light to the deity through a murti

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darshan

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viewing with respect a holy image and receiving a divine blessing

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mantras/ japa

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chants or prayers to God, repeating holy sounds or words

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havan

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a fire sacrifice offered to the fire God angi in the temple

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diwali

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the festival of lights at the beginning of the Hindu new year

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Holi

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the festival of colours celebrated in the spring

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guru

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a wise teacher of spirituality and religion

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sadhu

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a wondering holy man

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sannyasin

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a religious hermit who has reached the last stage of life

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swami

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means ‘master of the senses’ a hindi holy teacher of scripture

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ashram

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a holy house where a guru teaches his followers

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karma yoga

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the path of unselfish action

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jnana yoga

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the path of knowledge and understanding requiring a learned teacher

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bhakti yoga

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the path of devotion to God

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astanga yoga

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the path of meditation

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celibate

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giving up sexual relations

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circumambulate

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walk around a temple or image saying prayers

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varanasi

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the most famous site of pilgrimage in india

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ghats

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stairs or platforms beside a river especially the ganges used for cremation

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Kumbh Mela

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site of the worlds largest pilgrimage kumbh means jar, mela means fair or gathering

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ahimsa

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not killing;respecting for life: never being violent or hurting another

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sustainability

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only using natural resources at a rate at which they can be replaced

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goshallas

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cow sanctuary

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tree-hugging

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when people link arms round tress to stop them being cut down

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ISKCON

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Interaction society for Krishna Consciousness

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Chipko movement

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a tree-hugging project by women in a india in the 1970’s

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dana

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giving

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sewa

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selfless service, Sewa is also the name of an international charity

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