Hinduisum Flashcards

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Brahman

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The real truth

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Paradigm

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The vision of reality

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Atman

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The soul, the real self

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Samsara

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Is the repeating cycle of life and death

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Maya

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The false world the trick

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Saraswati

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Goddess of knowledge music and the arts. Rides a swan

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Lakshmi

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Goddess of wealth and prosperity rides an owl

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Vishnu

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The preserver rides a bird

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Why are there so meny gods in Hinduism

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They believe that there Is one supreme God and he crated the others to be his helpers or they are accepting to all gods so they let new gods come into the religion freely.

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What is the caste system and how is it connected to Hinduism

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It’s the Hindus conception of the scocial order

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