Hinduism Year 9 Flashcards
What is the Atman?
Person’s inner self, soul or spirit; the living force in all nature
Who is Brahman?
The Hindu name for God or Supreme Being
What is Niguna Brahman?
God/the Supreme Being as spiritual presence only
What is Saguna Brahman?
God/the Supreme Being shown in form
Who is Bhagavan?
Supreme Being existing in the world of spirits and deities
What is Om/Aum?
Sound and symbol of Brahman
What is atma jnana?
Self-knowledge
What is moksha?
Liberation from cycle of rebirth; ultimate goal of human life
What are the Upanishads?
Part of the shruti, containing details about Brahman
What is the shruti?
Oldest Hindu scriptures thought to have been revealed by God e.g. Upanishads, Vedas
What is Dualistic Hinduism?
Form of Hinduism that believes Atman and Brahman are different
What is Monistic Hinduism?
Form of Hinduism that believes Atman and Brahman are the same being
Who is Rama?
The 7th avatar of Vishnu
Who is Krishna?
The 8th avatar of Vishnu
Who is Ganesha?
Elephant-headed deity, son of Shiva and Parvati
Who is Hanuman?
Monkey warrior, important to Rama and Sita’s story
What is samsara?
Continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth
What is a guru?
Wise teacher of religion and spirituality
What does gu mean?
Darkness of matter
What does ru mean?
To lose the darkness
What does avatar mean?
A god appearing on Earth in human or animal form
What does ava mean?
To descend
What does tara mean?
To heal or restore
What is karma?
Sum of one’s actions in their past and current lives deciding their fate in their future lives
What is reincarnation?
Being born again in a new body
What is dharma?
Duty or path in life
What is the afterlife?
Belief that there is life in some form after death of physical body
What is cosmology?
Ideas about the universe
What is the Cycle of the 4 Ages?
4 yugas; divisions within the cycle of time
What are the names of the 4 yugas and their lengths?
Yuga of gold-1,728,000 years
Yuga of silver-1,296,000 years
Yuga of copper-864,000 years
Yuga of iron-432,000 years
How do Hindus believe the universe was created?
There is not one single account, but many interrelated creation stories
What do Hindus believe time to be?
Cyclical
What are the 3 tiers of the universe?
The heavenly planets, the earthly realm and the lower worlds
When was the material world created?
It is created repeatedly
What are the 2 realities?
Purusa and Prakriti
What is purusa?
Spirit
What is prakriti?
Matter
