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Brahman

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Ultimate reality - Hindu expression of monism

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Avatar

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An incarnation of a god or God

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Brahmin

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The highest caste

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Trimurti

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Consisting of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva (3 main Hindu gods)

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Brahma

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The deity responsible for creation

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Vishnu

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the deity responsible for preservation of creation.

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Shiva

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The deity responsible for destruction

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Murti

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the manifestation of the deity in a particular form.

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Darshan

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The state of seeing and being seen by the deity.

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Dharma

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religious or moral duty

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Samsara

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The created world

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Maya

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Things we think are real but are not

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Gunas

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the qualities of the created world

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Moksha

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liberation

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Yoga

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the paths to moksha

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Bhakti Yoga

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the path of devotion

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Jnana Yoga

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the path of knowledge

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Karma Yoga

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the path of ethical actions

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Karma

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the law of actions

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Atman

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the self or soul, sometimes seen as identical with Brahman

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Pap

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sin

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Punya

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holiness/spiritual excellence

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Samskara

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A ceremony or rite marking a major even in one’s life.

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What is the Samskaras that focus on the birth and naming of child?

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Jatakarma (welcome baby ) and Namakarana (choosing name)

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How many Samskaras are there?

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16 traditionally.

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What is upanayana?

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The sacred thread ceremony samscara. (intro to study for man)

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What is the samskara of marriage?

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Vivaha

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What is the samskara of retirement?

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Vanaprastha

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What are the samskara of death and cremation?

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Anteyeshti

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30
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Ceremony of conception

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Garbhadhana

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What is Barchmacharya?

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Stage 1 of Hindu life, the student`

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What is Grihastha?

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Stage 2 of Hindu life, the householder

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What is Vanaprastha?

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Stage 3 of Hindu life, the hermit

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What is Sannyasa?

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Stage 4 of Hindu Life, wandering recluse

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Ashramas

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stages of life

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Achamana

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ritual purification (sip water)

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puja

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mandir

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prasad

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blessed food from God

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bhajans

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religious songs

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arti ceremony

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Most popular hindu ceremony (flames)

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Asharam and seva

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community work

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Yatra

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Pilgrimage

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How is arti ceremony finished and started?

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blow of a conch shell.

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Drum

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kum-kum- tilaka

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japa mala

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mantra beads

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Holi

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a two-day celebration in India that celebrates the eternal love between Radha and Lord Krishna (paints)

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Achamana

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Pollution and ritual purification (bathing in holly river)

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Woman’s role in Puja

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Women are specifically trained to organize private home puja rituals.

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Dowry

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money paid by girls family if she marries a higher caste.

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Laws of Manu

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Fundamental book in Hindu canon

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Brahmins

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Kshatriyas

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Shudra

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servant or serfs

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Origin of Vedas and Upanishads

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come from rituals passed down from Ancient India.

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Veda

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ancient hindu text

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What are the 2 main hindu sacred texts?

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Rig Veda and Atharva Veda

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What are Brihadaranyaka, Chandogya, and Svetasvara?

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Upanishads (creation stories)

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Bhagavad gita

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text with core hindu beliefs

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Shruti text?

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Directly from the Divine God.

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Smriti Texts

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Based on human teachings or memory from earlier techers or sages

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Mahabharata and Ramayana

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Two major Sanskrit epics

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Sanskrit

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Classical indo european language of India. Used in religious or ceremonial things for Hinduism

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Sampradayas

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nine sects founded by gurus

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What is Sanatana dharma?

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Eternal teaching.

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What are Darshanas and how many are there?

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Hidu Philosophies there are six. Nyaya (knowlege of sutras), Vaisheshika (philosophy), Samkhya (dualist nature of consciousness and matter)

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Name an Aryan god

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Agni god of fire

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Orthopraxy

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conforming to tradition. focused on ritual

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Orthodoxy

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correct belief. focused on accepting importance of the texts such as the vedas

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Saguna

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GOD in human form

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Nirguna

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god in no form

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Eschatology

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belief that is concerned with death and the final destiny of both the individual being or soul and of humanity.

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Cosmogony

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deals with spiritual creation

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Cosmology

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deals with physical creation

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In Hinduism, is this the first world?

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What are the oldest religious texts?

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Who has the authority and responsibility of the oral tradition?

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Guru

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person well versed in Hindu philosophy. required to understand scripture.

80
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What does ISKCON stand for?

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International Society of Krishna Consciousness

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What are Arya Samaj

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Reform movement in 1875. Argues that full worship of god includes studdy of the Vedas, observance of Dharma, and worshipe of God by fire.

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