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Hinduism Terms Flashcards

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Advaita

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Non-dualism; one ultimate reality Brahman

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Aryans

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People related to indo-Eruopeans migrated into india

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Ashramas

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4 stages of life for high class males: Student, householder, forest-dweller, renouncer

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Atman

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The soul or self

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Avatara

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incarnation of a god

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Ayurveda

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Traditional system of medicine

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Bhagavad Gita

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Scripture containing fundamental ideas of Hinduism

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Bhakti

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Self-surrender to ones God

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Brahma

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Designation for the creator God

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Brahmanas

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Part of the Vedas

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Brahmans

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Priestly class

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Devi

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Hindu term for goddess

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Divali

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Festival of lights

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Gandhi

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Leader of Hindu independence; non-violence

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Ganesha

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Elephant headed God

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Internat Soci of Krishna Conscious

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New movement worshipping Krishna

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Jati

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Caste determined at birth

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Karma

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Law that all deeds will have consequences

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Krishna

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Avatara of Vishnu; God

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Mahabharata

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Epic of Hinduism

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Maya

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Term of something that prevents one from seeing truly

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Path of Action

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Path to liberation: follow Dharma

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Path of Devotion

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Path to liberation: devotion to one’s God

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Path of Knowledge

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Path to liberation: knowledge, emphasize meditation

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Prasad

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Gift from deity in ritual

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Puja

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Offering to God

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Puranas

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Hindu scriptures

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Rama

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Avatara of Vishnu

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Ramayana

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On of great epics of Hinduism

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Samnyasin

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Fourth stage of life; renounced concerns of the world

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Samsara

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Rebirth cycle

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Samskaras

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Rituals performed at passages in life

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Shakti

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Divine energy

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Shudras

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Servant class

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Shruti

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The eternal truth; the Vedas

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Smriti

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Tradition; writings after the Vedas

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Tantrism

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Movement using rituals as spiritual practices towards liberation

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Upanayana

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High-class boy into student stage

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Upanishads

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Teachings about self; last part of Vedas

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Vedas

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Most important scriptures; Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads

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Vishnu

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One of two great gods

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