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Hinduism Vocab Test Flashcards

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Indus Civilisation

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The people living around the Indus Valley

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River Ganges

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Hindus moved to new settlements along this river

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Shruti texts

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‘That which has been heard’

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Smriti texts

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‘That which has been remembered’

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Brahman

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The God of Hinduism

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Aum symbol

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Symbol of Brahman

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Monotheism

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A religion that has 1 god

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Nirguna-Brahman

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‘God without form’ -When speaking about Brahman as a force and spirit

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Saguna Brahman

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‘God with form’ or shape

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Deities

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Forms of Brahman

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Bhagavan

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Used when referring to Brahman without form

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Antaryami

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‘’The God within’, within each Brahman

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Ganesha

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Elephant headed God, son of Shiva and Parvati

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Hanuman

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Monkey warrior, adopted by Vayu. Known for his devotion to duty

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Parvati

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Reincarnation of Sati who killed herself

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Saraswati

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Consort of Brahma, Goddess of learning

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Lakshmi

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Consort of Vishnu, especially worshipped during Diwali

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The Trimurti

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Three images, Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu

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Brahma

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‘The creator’

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Shiva

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‘The Destroyer’

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Ascetic

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Shiva was an ascetic

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Maya

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‘Illusion’

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Shaivism

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Focuses worship on Shiva, who they believe controls destruction and re-birth

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Vishnu

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‘The preserver’

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Vaishnavism

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Branch of Hinduism that devotes worship to Vishnu

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Avatar

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The incarnation of a deity in human or animal form (Vishnu)

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Dharma

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Virtue

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Adharma

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Evil

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Rama

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Seventh avatar of Vishnu, saved Sita from Ravana

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The Ramayana

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Another holy book of Hinduism

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Ravana

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Evil demon, who wanted Rama’s partner, Sita, as his own wife

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Sita

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Rama’s partner

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Krishna

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An avatar of Vishnu

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The Kurukshetra War

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War which Krishna stopped

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The 4 aims of life

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Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha

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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, and having a positive outlook

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Moksha

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Soul joining Brahman, by escaping the Samsara Cycle

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Dharma

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Virtue/Goodness

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Sanatana Dharma

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The ‘eternal’ or absolute set of duties

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Varnashrama Dharma

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The duties a Hindu should follow in life

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Varna

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A caste

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Free will

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Being able to make your own choices, deciding your karma

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The 6 personal virtues

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Ahimsa, Love, Humility, Control, Empathy and Respect

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Ahimsa

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Not hurting any living character

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Atman

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Soul

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Transmigration

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Movement of Atman from one body to another

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Samsara Cycle

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Continuous cycle of birth>death>rebirth that the atman goes through

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The law of karma

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Act good, get good karma. Act bad, get bad karma.

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Reincarnation/ rebirth

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Atman taking on a new physical body

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Punya

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Merit

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Papa

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Sin

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Prakriti

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Matter

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Purusa

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Spirit

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Jiva

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The body that Atman is bound to

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Cosmology

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Ideas and beliefs about the universe

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The cycle of 4 ages

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Idea that the universe goes through 4 stages before being destroyed and beginning again

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Yuga

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Hindu term for a period of time

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Golden Yuga

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Time of perfection and harmony

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Silver Yuga

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Human qualities of truth, virtue and goodness start to decline

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Copper Yuga

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Humans are disconnected from one another, war is frequent

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Iron Yuga

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Natural world is at it’s breaking point

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Kalki

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An avatar of Vishnu who appears at the end of the cycle of 4 ages to destroy and re create the universe

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Tri-guna

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3 stages all matter goes through : creation, maintenance and destruction

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