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nam

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bows to

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myo

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marvelous

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ho

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teaching

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ren

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lotus

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ge

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flower

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kyo

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sutra

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daimoku

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Nichiren 1253 CE

shodai

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Aksobhya

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east

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Amoghasiddhi

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north

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Vairocana

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center

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Ratnasambhava

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south

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Amitabha

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west

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White tara

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compassion

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black tara

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power

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yellow tara

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prosperity

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green tara

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enlightenment

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red tara

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righteousness

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blue tara

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control of anger

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buddhist family of nations

theravada

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sri lanka
burma
thailand
laos
cambodia
mekong delta area of vietnam
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buddhist family of nations

mahayana

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china
taiwan
korea
japan
most of vietnam
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buddhist family of nations

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tibet
bhutan
sikkim and ladakh regions of india
mongolia
northwestern Caspian Sea area
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Five main reasons for the decline and disappearance of

Buddhism from the Indian subcontinent

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Hindu Renaissance wherein Hindu priests performed long and
colorful rituals that seemed more attractive to the masses
• The Buddha was turned into the 9th incarnation of one its
principal gods, Viṣṇu
• Hindu religious intelligentsia denounced Buddhist doctrines
• Buddhism found more hospitable and fertile turf in both
Southeast Asia and East Asia which now became its new
heartland
• Coming of Islam to South Asia

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Gaṇeśa

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the god who removes all obstacles and the
first god to be worshipped in all benign undertakings be
they sacred or secular

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Śiva

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One of the three great gods of Classical
Hinduism. He is the god of Cosmic dissolution at the
end of each kalpa (world period)

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Durgā

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One of the three great gods of Classical
Hinduism. She is the goddess of Fertility, Beauty,
Protection from all natural disasters

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Viṣṇu

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One of the three great gods of Classical
Hinduism. He is the god of Cosmic preservation. He
incarnates many times in order to protect the virtuous,
punish the vicious, and to re-establish Dharma
(righteousness). His 7th incarnation as Rāma, and 8th
incarnation as Kṛṣṇa are the most popular

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Sarasvatī

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She bestows charm, wisdom, elegance,
versatility in the performing arts (music, dance, drama
etc.) in particular and knowledge in general

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Lakṣmī

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She bestows wealth, boons, knowledge, valor,
victory, and offspring as well as protect crops and
livestock

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Hanumān

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He bestows sharpness of intellect, physical
strength, fame, courage, fearlessness, freedom from
diseases, spirituality, and eloquence in speech

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mandira

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temple

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abhiṣeka

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anointing the idol with water or milk

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alaṅkāra

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ornamenting the idol with silk garments

and flowers

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naivedya

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offering of food to the idol

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ārati

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glorification of the idol of the god with

lamps, bells and gongs

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tīrtha

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holy water given to the devotees

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36
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prasāda

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holy food given to the devotees

37
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pradakṣiṇa

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clockwise circumambulation of the

shrine of an idol

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Yama

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[five abstentions]

39
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ahimsā

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[non-violence]

40
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satya

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[truthfulness]

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āsteya

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[not to steal]

42
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brahmacarya

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[celibacy]

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aparigraha

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[non-possessiveness]

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Niyama

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[five observances]

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śauca

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[cleanliness]

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santoṣa

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[happiness]

47
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tapas

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[austerities]

48
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svādhyāya

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[self-study of scriptures]

49
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Īśvarapraṇidhāna

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[worship of God]

50
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Āsana

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[body postures]. This is for the purposes of keeping

the body disease-free, preserve vital energy and make it fitfor meditation. There are 84 āsanas.

51
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padmāsana

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[Lotus posture]

52
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dhanurāsana

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[Bow posture]

53
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nāgāsana

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[Snake posture]

54
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halāsana

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[Plough posture]

55
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śavāsana

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[Corpse posture]

56
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śirāsana

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[Head-down posture]

57
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matsyāsana

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[Fish posture]

58
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simhāsana

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[Lion posture]

59
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prāṇāyāma

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[breath-control]. It steadies the body and is highly

conducive to meditation

60
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pratyāhāra

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[withdrawl of the senses from external objects]

61
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dhāraṇa

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[concentration on the object of meditation]

62
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dhyāna

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[steadfast contemplation]

63
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samādhi

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[concentrated absorption]

64
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sahasrara

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top of the head intellectual and intuitional

65
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ajna

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in between the eyebrows concentrational

66
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visuddha

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throat region vocal

67
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anahata

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heart region emotional

68
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manipura

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navel area digestive

69
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svadhisthana

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genital area reproductive

70
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muladhara

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bottom of the spine ambulatory

71
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ida

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left

72
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pingala

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right

73
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susumna

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center

74
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para (transcendental aspect)

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absolute inconceivable lord in himself

75
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vyuha (cosmic forms)

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periodic Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer of the Universe

76
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Avatara (Incarnational Forms)

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manifesting as an animal or human being to protect the virtuous, punish the vicious, and re-establish righteousness (dharma) Bhasgavadgita

77
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Antaryami (Immanent Form)

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omnipresence

78
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Pratima (iconic forms)

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as images consecrated in temples

79
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kesh

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long hair

wisdom and saintiness

80
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kanga

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comb

physical and mental purity

81
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kacch

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briefs

sexual morality and decency

82
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kara

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steel bangle

omnipresence of god

83
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kirpan

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short dagger

courage and confidence

84
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japji

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sacred prayer

85
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gurdwara

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temple

86
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granth

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scripture

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sangat

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community of elders

88
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langar

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free food for all after a sikh worship service

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