KEYWORDS Flashcards
TRANSMIGRATION
the soul leaving one body and being reincarnated into another
KARMA
the law of cause and effect; destiny. those which are equal
VIKARMA
the law of cause and effect; destiny. - Those which degrade
AKARMA
the law of cause and effect; destiny. - Those which are equal
VARNASHRAMADHARMA
rules and customs for each stage of life and each caste
SOUL
the spiritual part of a human
DHARMA
good/right conduct
FUNERAL RIGHTS
the events that take place to mark the death of a person
ATMAN
the inner spirit dwelling in every living being, including animals; it’s the eternal, indestructible and perfect spirit in everyone. A part of Brahman (God)
MOSHKA
final goal, when the soul is freed from the body and merges with God (Brahman)
SAMSARA
the cycle of birth and death; reincarnation/rebirth/ transmigration of the soul
JIVA
the embodied soul, which us made up of ‘layers’ which include the physical body, the breath body, the mental body, the intelligence body. Jiva give the idea of a ‘living being’
PILGRIMAGE
a holy spiritual journey
PENANCE
saying sorry
BRAHMINS
the priests, top of the caste system
KSHATRIYAS
the warriors and rulers, second to top of the caste system
VAISYAS
the skilled traders, merchants and minor officials, third to top of the caste system
SUDRAS
the skilled traders, merchants and minor officials, third to top of the caste system
PARIAHS/HARIJANS
the outcasts, ‘untouchables’, ‘children of God’. Bottom of the caste system
REINCARNATION
the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form. Rebirth of the soul in a new body
