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Hinduism Key Words, Beliefs Flashcards

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River Ganges

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Sacred river where Heaven and Earth meet

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Shruti texts

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“Those which have been heard”

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Smirti texts

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Those which have been remembered

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Brahman

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Hindu term for God

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Aum symbol

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God

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Monotheism

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Believe that there is only one God

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Nirguna-brahman

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God with no form or shape

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Saguna-Brahman

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God with a form or shape

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Deities

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Manifestation of Brahman

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Bhagavan

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When referring to God existing with form but in the world of spirits

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Antaryami

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When referring to Brahman within each human being

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Ganesha

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Elephant headed God, worshipped before big events, son of Shiva and Parvati

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Hanuman

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Monkey warrior, strengths and authority remembered for devotion to Rama and Sita

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Parvati

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Deity, example of perfect motherhood

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Saraswati

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Consort of Brahma goddess of learning

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Lakshmi

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Goddess of virtue, wealth and prosperity, celebrated at Diwali

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The Trimurti

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The three main deities Brahma Vishnu Shiva

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Brahma

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The creator “from him comes all life”

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Shiva

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The God of destruction

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Maya

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Magic or illusion

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Aesthetic

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A Hindu who devote themselves to a very simple life fully focused on Brahman

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Shivaism

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Hindu who worship Shiva

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Samsara cycle

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The continuous cycle of birth to death to rebirth that that that man goes through

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The law of karma

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Belief that Good actions will lead to a good rebirth

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Reincarnation/rebirth

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The man taking on a new physical body 

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Punya

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Good karma or virtue

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Papa

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Too many bad actions

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Prakriti

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Matter, the material substance that all physical things are made of

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Purusa

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Spirit, the non-physical elements to life in the universe

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Jiva

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Individual soul or self 

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Cosmology 

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Ideas and beliefs about the universe

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The cycle of the four ages

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Hindu believe that time and the universe moves through four stages before being destroyed and starting over

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Yuga

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Hindu term for a period of time (similar to our word era)

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Golden Yuga

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Time of perfection, no evil and suffering, humans are happy, about 1.7 million years ago

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Silver Yuga

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Virtue starts to decline, war begins as people fight for power, 1.2 million years ago

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Copper Yuga

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Iron yuga

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Kalki

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An avatar of Vishnu who appears at the end of the four stages to destroy and recreate the universe

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Tri-guna

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The three stages all matter goes through: creation, maintenance and destruction

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Vishnu

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One of the Trimurti the preserver

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Vaishnavism

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A Hindu who worships vishnu 

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Avatar

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10 different ways that vishnu Can appear

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Adharma

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Rama

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Partner of sita 

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The ramanyana

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Ravana

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Evil Demon who took sita, 10 headed Demon king

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Krishna

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cow herd Often seen as a symbol of joy plus humour

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The Karukashetera war

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When questionable piece to 2 warring nations

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The four aims of life

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For things Hindu should work towards

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Artha

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Earning a lawful living through honest means

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Kama

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Enjoying life responsibly

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Moksha

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The ultimate aim for all Hindus, when the atman is free from the Samsara cycle and joints Brahman

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Dharma

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Virtue or goodness

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Sanatarna dharma

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Eternal truth/rules all Hindus must live by

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Varna

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Classes

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Free will

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The choice to decide what you would like to do with your life and your actions

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The six personal virtues

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How dharma can be reached

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Ahimsa

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Non-violence towards All living beings

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Atman

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Hindu term for Soul, inner self or spirit

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Transmigration

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The movement of that man from one body to another

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