Hinduism Practices Flashcards
Puja
Act of worshipping
Bhakti
Showing love/devotion to deity
Murti
Statue/image of a deity used in worship
Mandir
Hindu temple
Arati ceremony
Main ceremony in Mandir, show love to deities
Darshan
“To view” contemplating deities
Havan ceremony
Sacrifice performed on special occasions to deity Agni, make offerings to fire pit
Japa/mantra
Repeatedly chanting sacred word/phrase in meditation
Bhajan/kirtan
Devotional hymn to show deities love
Ashram
Place to meditate/be instructed spiritually
Sadhu
Ascetic
Sannyasin
Ascetic who has renounced the world, performed own funeral (final life stage)
Swami
Male Hindu religious teacher
Circumambulation
walking around holy site, often whilst chanting or praying
Penance
Doing something to make up for something and get rid of bad karma
Varanasi
City on banks or river Ganges, site of pilgrimage
Ghat
Place on edge of river where Hindus cremate people
Haridwar
1st checkpoint of Kumbh Mela (River Ganges)
Ujjain
2nd checkpoint of Kumbh Mela (River Shipra)
Nashik
3rd checkpoint of Kumbh Mela (River Godavari)
Prayaga
Final checkpoint of Kumbh Mela (where 3 rivers meet)
Yoga
“Discipline”, spiritual pathway person chooses to follow through life
Karma Yoga
Path of selfless action
Astana Yoga
Path of meditation
Bhakti yoga
Path of devotion
Jnana yoga
Path of knowledge
Narasimha
Vishnu appears in this avatar form to save Prahlada
Stewardship
World belongs to God and humans have responsibility to care for it
Goshalla
Cow sanctuary
Dana
4 ways to give: family, society, world, God
Sewa
Selfless service
