Indian 2 Flashcards
Are the three ends of man
Purusarthas
Dharma - virtue, duty, rightousness
Artha - wealth
Kama - love and pleasure
Everything that seems to divide the soul from
this reality is —- or illusion
Maya
The cycle of births and death
Samsara
Life is viewed as an upward development through four stages of effort
called the four
Asramas
applies to the rite of initiation into
the study of the Vedas
The students age
marries and fulfills the duties
as head of the family where he begets sons and earns a living
The householder stage
departs from home and renounces the social world;
The stage of forest dweller
refers to one of the proper pursuits of man in his role as
householder, that of pleasure and love.
Kama
stops performing any of the rituals or social duties of life in the world
and devotes time for reflection and meditation.
Ascetic
is a classic textbook on
erotics and other forms of pleasure and love, which is attributed to the sage
Vatsyayana.
Kama-sutra
the Universal Spirit, as the soul and original
source of the universe. As the universal soul, ______ is the life-giving principle
in all animated beings.
Purusha
serve as the theoretical basis for the
organization of the Hindu society. These were thought to have been created from
Purusha’s body:
- The Brah
Varnas
was Purusha’s mouth. Their duty is to perform
sacrifices, to study and to teach the Vedas, and to guard the rules of
The brahman (priest)
Because of their sacred work, they are supreme in purity and
rank.
Dharma
(peasants) are the thighs. They live by trading, herding,
and farming.
Vaisyas
(warriors) are the arms. From this class arose the kings
who are the protectors of society.
-
Ksatriyas
(serfs) are the feet. They engage in handicrafts and manual
occupation and they are to serve meekly the three classes above them.
They are strictly forbidden to mate with persons of a higher varna.
Sudras
form a highly sophisticated commentary on the religious
thought suggested by the poetic hymns of the Rigveda. The name implies,
according to some traditions, ‘sitting at the feet of the teacher.’
Upanishads
According to Buddhist beliefs, human beings are bound to the wheel of
life which is a continual cycle of birth, death, and suffering. This cycle is an
effect of
Karma
Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century B.C. This religion is based on
the teachings of _______called Buddha, or the ‘Enlightened
One.’ Much of Buddha’s teaching is focused on self-awareness and self-
development in order to attain nirvana or enlightenment.
According to Buddhist beliefs, human beings are bou
Siddhartha Gautama,
