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Hinduism Vocab Flashcards

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Puja

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Hindu term for worship, literally meaning ‘to give respect’

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Bhakti

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To practice showing love to Brahmin or a deity

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Murti

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A statue or image a deity used in worship

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Mandir

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Hindu term for temple

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Arati ceremony

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The waving of lighted lamps before an image of god

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Havan ceremony

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An ancient fire ceremony

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Darshan

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The act of seeing a holy person or the image of a deity

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Japa / Mantra

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The meditative repetition of a mantra or divine name

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Bhajan / Kirtan

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A devotional song

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Guru

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Religious teachers or leaders

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Ashram

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A retreat hermitage, monastic community, or a place of religious importance

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Sadhu

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A holy man, sage or astetic

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Sannyasin

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A Hindu religious mendicant

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Swami

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A male Hindu teacher

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Pilgrimage

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A holy journey to a sacred religious place

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Pilgrim

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Someone who goes on a pilgrimage

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Circumambulation

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Walking round a holy site, often involving prayer

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Celibacy

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Giving up sexual activity on a pilgrimage

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Penance

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Doing something to make up for bad karma

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Varanasi

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A holy city by the river Ganges

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Ghat

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Steps into a holy river

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Kumbh Mela

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Where all three holy rivers meet

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Krishna

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An avitar of Vishnu

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Kama

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Enjoying life responsibly

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Ahimsa

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‘Non harming’

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Stewardship

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The belief that we should look after the world

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Sustainable

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The ability to maintain itself through its use of natural sources

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Banyan tree

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A holy type of tree, that houses the spirits of the dead

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Langur monkey

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A monkey that is connected to Hanuman, the monkey deity

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Goshalla

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Sanctuary for cows, calves and ox

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Tree hugging

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A form of protest to protect against deforestation

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Vrindavan forest project

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A project launched to restore ecological order

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Social justice

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The view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities

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Inclusion

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Everyone has a right to be valued and to be accepted into the wider community

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Dana

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Giving

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Sewa

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‘Selfless service’

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Sewa international

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A humanitarian non profit service organisation

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ISKCON food for life

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Words largest vegetarian food distribution program

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Indus Civilisation

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An ancient civilisation from around 600BC

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River Ganges

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A river that flows through north east India

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Shruti texts

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Religious texts that are unquestionably the truth

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Smriti texts

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Less reliable but still important texts to Hindus

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Brahman

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The overarching God that essentially made everything

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Aum symbol

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The symbol that represents Brahmen

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Monotheism

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Religions with one god

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Nirguna Brahmen

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The belief that Brahmen is beyond time and space

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Saguna Brahmen

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That Brahmen has “forms” and “qualities”

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Deities

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Different manifestations of Brahmen with different jobs/ roles

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Bhagavan

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Good existing in physical form, but in the world of spirits

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Antaryami

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The power of God residing in each humans soul.

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Ganesha

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Seem as the God of Luck and gatekeeping

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Hanuman

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Seen as the God of strength and authority

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Parvati

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Seen as the God of fertility and motherhood

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Saraswati

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Seen as the Goddess of learning

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Lakshmi

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Seen as the Goddess of prosperity and wealth

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The Trimurti

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A group of the 3 most significant Gods: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu

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Brahma

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The God who created the world

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Shiva

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Seen as the God who will end our universe

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Maya

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Distractions from our soul

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Shaivism

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Hindus who follow the diety Shiva

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Vishnu

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Seen as the God of preservation

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Avatar

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The protector and preserver of the universe

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Dharma

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Good or virtue

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Adharma

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Rama

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An avatar of Vishnu (defeats Ravana)

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The Ramayana

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A holy book that tells Rama’s story

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Ravana

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The demon Rama defeats

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Sita

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The princess and lover of Rama

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Krishna

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An avatar of Vishnu that teaches love <3

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The Kurukshetra War

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An Indian poem describing a war

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The 4 Aims of Life

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Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha

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Kama

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Enjoying a responsible, positive life

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Moksha

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The true aim of Hindus where their Atman goes to Brahmen

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Dharma

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Duties that you should do to reach Moksha

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Sanatana Dharma

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Hindu term for responseibilities that apply to all hindus

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Varnashrama Dharma

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Hindu term for the duties and responsibilities that apply differently to different people depending on who you are

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Varna

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Divides Hindu society into 4 Varna’s

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Free will

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The choice to do what’s wrong/ right

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Ahimsa

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“Non-harming”

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Atman

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Transmigration

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Where your soul goes after you die

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Samsara cycle

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The continuous cycle of birth to death to rebirth

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The law of karma

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Good actions lead to good consequences

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Reincarnation/Rebirth

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The atman taking on a new physical body

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Punya

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‘saintly’ or ‘virtue’

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Papa

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Bad actions

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Prakriti

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Matter - the substance everything’s made from

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Purusa

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Spirit - the non physical aspect of life

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Jiva

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An entity imbued with life force

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Maya

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Distractions from our soul

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Cosmology

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Ideas and beliefs about the universe

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The cycle of four ages

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The cycle of the universe is within four ages

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Yuga

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A stage in the cycle of four ages

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Golden yuga

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Time of perfection, lasts 1.7 mil years

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Silver yuga

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Human qualities start to decline! Lasts 1.2 mil years

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Copper yuga

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Humans become distant, war begins, lasts 800000 years

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Iron yuga

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Era of ignorance and hatred, last era, lasts 400000

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Kalki

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Final avitar of Vishnu

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Tri guna

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The three stages matter goes through

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Artha

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Pursuit of wealth

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