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Midterm #1 (HINDUISM) Flashcards

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Monotheism

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Belief in one god

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Polytheism

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recognition and worship of many gods

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Pantheism

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all is god (reality, universe, nature)

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Transcendence

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beyond oneself and the world

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ritual

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an act of deep meaning, consisting of a series of actions performed in accordance with prescribed order

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sacred

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something set apart out of respect, reverence, or dear, something holy

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sacrifice

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offering representing one’s deepest devotion and commitment

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scripture

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holy writing of various religions

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tradition

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something that is passed on or handed down because of its value or importance

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Insider or Emic perspective

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the view of the practitioners of the religion

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Outsider or etic perspective

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the view from the outside (academic or non-practitioner)

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What are the fundamentals of religion?

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  • powerful gods,
  • sacred places,
  • a life of some kind after death,
  • and the presence in the physical world of spirits that interact with humans in various ways (TB)
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Axis Mundi

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“world axis” refers to the symbolic link between the sky and the earth

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Phenomenology

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investigation of a phenomena or observable object; facts and events of religion.

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Verstehen

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Empathetic understanding of human behaviour

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Karma

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Principle of cause and effect
- what goes around comes around
- action

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Reincarnation/Samsara

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Cycle of birth (death and rebirth)

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Moksha

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Liberation from Samsara

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What is Hinduism

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Loosely defined term used to describe the vast array of the beliefs and practices of the people of South Asia

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Who is SDB

depends on who you ask

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(Supreme Divine Being) Brahma

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Varna system

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social division of labour

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Four classes

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  1. Brahmins – priests (important in maintaining
    order)
  2. Kshatriyas – rulers/warriors
  3. Vaishyas – pastoralists/agriculturalists
  4. Shudras – commoners
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Vedas

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four collections of Hymns that were revealed to Rishis (enlightened beings)

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Shruti

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“that which is heard”

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Dharshana

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The experience people seek when they go to the temple

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What are the four Vedic collections?

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  1. Rig
  2. Sama
  3. Yajur
  4. Atharva (magic and healing present in this collection)
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What are the four parts of each collection?

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  1. Samhitas (Hymns)
  2. Brahmanas (how to preform sacred rituals)
  3. Aranyakas (composition of the forest, you need to be a monk who has renounced things to understand)
  4. Upanishads (philosophical works)
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Brahman and Atman

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Supreme being and human soul

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what does Vedas mean?

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Knowledge

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Smriti

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Recollection

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Faultless

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understood as representing eternal sound, eternal words

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Purusha Sukta

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Hymns to the supreme person

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Yajna

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ritual sacrifice

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Rta

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“right way” “cosmic order”

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Puja

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prayer

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what are the 3 types of smritis?

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  1. Epic (itihasas)
  2. Ancient stories (puranas)
  3. Codes of law and ethics (dharmashastras)
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Upanishads

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sitting near the teacher

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Vendanta

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the end (anta) of the Vedas

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Punya

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Good meritorious (to be born in a good situation)

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Pap

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evil or sinful (to be experience painful effects)

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Neti, Neti (used to describe Brahman)

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“is not this, is not that”

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Dharmashastras

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Codes of law and ethics

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Itihasas

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scriptures of written descriptions of important events in hinduism

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Puranas

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ancient stories, also Where mythologies and gods come from

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Dharma

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religious and social duty, including both righteousness and faith; morality; law

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Varnashramadharma

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duty of acting in one’s accordance with their position in society (Varna) and stages of life of life (ashrama)

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Jati

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“birth group”

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Avarna

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without caste (same as untouchables)

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Harijans

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people of god (brahmins)

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Dalits

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oppressed, downtrodden (either come from mixed marriages or lower classes)

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4 aims of human life

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  1. Dharma: righteousness
  2. Artha: material prosperity - accumulate wealth but don’t get greedy
  3. Kama: pleasure
  4. Moksha: liberation
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Bhakti

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love, devotion, devotional worship, typically of a personal god

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Bhakti Marga

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path of loving devotion

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Sants

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“holy person” or “truth” (Nirguna)

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Nirguna

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“formless god”

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Bhaktas

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“devotee” or “lover of god” (Saguna)

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Saguna

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“god with form and attributes”

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North Indian Bhakti Poets

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  1. Ravidas
  2. Kabir
  3. Sudras
  4. Mirabai
  5. Tulsidas
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What is the most important scripture in Hindu tradition

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The Bhagavad Gita

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Karmaphalasange

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Karma (action) - Phal (results) - Asange (without attachment)

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Vishvarupa

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Krishna’s universal form (the one he revealed to Arujan)

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Vaishnavism

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Vishnu is SDB (Vaishnavas)

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Shaivism

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shiva is SDB (Shaivites)

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Shaktism

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goddess are the SDB (Shaktas)

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Tilaka

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making made with colored power, paste, ash

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