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Hinduisms founder

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No identifiable founder

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Who does hinduism worship?

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Many gods

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Origin of The Vedas

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Uncertain

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Sanskrit

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Ancient language of india that is traced back to Rome and Greece

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Aryan Migration Theory

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Theory assumes influence from outside India

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Father of Hindu Gods

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Dyaus Pitr “shining father”

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The Vedas

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Earliest sacred books of Hinduism. 4 Parts. The name means knowledge

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4 parts of Vedas

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Rig Veda (Hymn Knowledge), Yajur Veda(Ceremonial Knowledge), Sama Veda(Chant knowledge), Atharva Veda(Knowledge from Artharva).

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The Upanishads

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Comprise about a hundred written works that record insights into external and internal reality

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Important Concepts of Upanishads

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Brahman, Atman, Maya, Karma, Samara, Moksha

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Brahman

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Spiritual essence of the universe

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Atman

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Spiritual essence of all individual human beings

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Maya

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“Illusion” what keeps us from seeing reality correctly

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Karma

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

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Samsara

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Everday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth

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Moksha

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“Liberation” from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth

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The Bhagavad Gita

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A religious literary work about Krishna

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Caste

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A major social class sanctioned by Hinduism

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5 Main social castes

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Brahmin(Priest), Warrior noble, merchant, peasant, the untouchable

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Stages of Life in Hinduism

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Student, Householder, Retiree, Renunciate (sannyasin)

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Sannyasin

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A wondering holy man

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The Different Yogas

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Jnana yoga, Karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga, hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga

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Jnana Yoga

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Spiritual discpline of knowledge and insight

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Karma Yoga

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Spiritual discipline of selfless action

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Bhakti Yoga

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Spiritual discipline of devotion to a deity

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Raja yoga

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The royal discipline of meditation

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Hatha Yoga

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Spiritual discipline of postures and bodily exercises

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Kundalini Yoga

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A form of raja yoga that envisions the individuals energy as a force

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Monism

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Belief that god and universe are the same

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Ashram

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A spiritual community

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Mantra

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Short sacred phrase

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Puja

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Offerings and ritual in honor of a deity

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The Trimurti

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Means “three forms” of the divine, the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

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Brahma

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God of creation

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Vishnu

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A god associated with preservation and love

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Rama

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A god and mythical king, form of vishnu

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Krishna

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God associated with divine playfulness, form of vishnu

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Shiva

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God associated with destruction and rebirth

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The Devi

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“Goddess”, Divine Feminine, also called great mother

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Most popular Hindu Goddess

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Durga and Kali

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Durga

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“Awe-inspiring” “Distant”

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Kali

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“Dark”. Goddess associated with destruction and rebirth

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A guru

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Spiritual teacher.

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