hinduism post midterm Flashcards
1
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4 stages of human life
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- student
- householder - marriage, family, build wealth
- withdrawal stage - after accomplishments, shift to immaterial spiritual life
- sunyasin - renouncing stage, leave material goods and die to self to be a guru
2
Q
rig-veda 2
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- hymns of nature
- 1200-800 bc
3
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upanishads 2
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- teachings of wisdom
- 500 bc
4
Q
bhagavad-gita4
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- sanskrit “song of God”
- philosophy and practice of hindusim
- most used/referenced
- 100 ad
5
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mahabharata 5
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- massive, 1.8 mil words
- mythical stories of mystery and parodox
- emphasizes porous borders between animal, human, and divine worlds
- gita just one part
- between 400bc and 400 ad
6
Q
holy texts 4
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- rig-veda
- upanishads
- mahabharata
- bhagarad-gita
7
Q
hare krishnaism (international society of krishna consciousness) 6
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- western take on hinduism, not accepted in india
- includes wester converts
- can only reach salvation throuh chant - mantra cleanses spirit (108 beads x 16 times a day
- sex only once a month for procreation, more chants before
- mark bodies with clay from ganges to show embodiment of. krishna
- suggested hindu-christian parallel of the Trinity
8
Q
hindu-christian supposed parallel
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Trinity
- Father - brahma (creator)
- Son - shiva (destroyer of blocks of sin)
- Spirit - vishnu (incarnation among us)
9
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mohandas k gandi 4 vows
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- pursuit of truth (truth = God)
- abstinence
- poverty
- ahimsa - doctrine of non-injury and non-violence to any living thing
10
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gandhi’s doctrine of ahimsa 3
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- =ly accessible to all
- recognized trith of divine within one’s opponent and self
- does not physical harm to self or others
11
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bridges with Christianity 7
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- respect for scriptures
- belief that life does not end with present existence
- meditation valued as mechanism of spiritual growth
- cause and effect real
- God can be personal and incarnate among humans
- Jesus has realized molksha (release)
- messianic expectation
