Quiz #1 Flashcards
What does Rupa mean?
Rupa is the 2nd of the 3 realms. Rupa means form and bringing form to your desires. It is where you give shape to the things you desire in the physical realm.
What does Kama mean?
Kama is the first of the 3 realms. It is the Sanksrit word for love and desire. It is the Hindu belief that anything you do should be done with love, desire, passion, and eros.
What does Arupa mean?
Arupa is the sanskrit word for formlessness/Selflessness. Once you bring form to your desires you then must learn how to take your ego or your sense of self out of them and become one with your art. Arupa is the 3rd realm.
What does Artha mean?
Artha is the sanskrit word for meaning. It is the 2nd of the 4 aims in Hinduism. It is whatever gives your life meaning; such as, identity, culture, style, passion career etc.
What does Dharma mean?
Dharma is the Sanskrit word for righteous duties or selfless duties. This is the 3rd aim in Hinduism and it is your worldly duties that you have an obligation to complete; such as, taking care of and providing for your family or completing the job that you signed up to do.
What does Moksha mean?
Moksha is the Sanskrit word for Salvation. It is the 4th aim in Hinduism. To give up everything worldly and transcend to the world beyond.
What does Brahman mean?
Brahman is an indescribable ineffable force. It is holy wisdom.
What does Maya mean?
What does Samsara mean?
Samsara is the Sanskrit word for cyclical life. The belief that people are reborn into this world to complete their karma and learn everything they need to learn before they can reach Moksha.
What does Karma mean?
Karma is the concept that every action has a consequence.
What does Ishwara mean?
Ishwara are aesthetic pictures or representations of Hindu concepts and Gods.
What is the ultimate goal for Hindus?
The ultimate goal for Hindus is achieve Moksha/selflessness.
Who is Brahma?
Brahma is the aesthetic representation of Brahman. He is known as a god today.
Who is Vishnu?
Vishnu is the Hindu God of preservation. It is thought that he holds the entire universe in his stomach.
Who is Shiva?
Shiva is the Hindu God of destruction. He is believed to have 10 different reincarnations. He destroys so that there can be creation.
Who is Kali?
Kali is the maternal Goddess who was created by Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva.
Who is Nata Raja?
Nata Raja is an incarnation of Shiva who is the God music dance, and art.
What is the moral of the Parable of the Parade of ants?
The story reveals the concept of samsara, meaning life is a cycle of countless death rebirth and there is no need to have excessive splendor or wealth because you will just lose it and have to start over again.
What are the 4 yugas of the world cycle?
Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali
What is the Krita Yuga?
perfect throw - like 4 legs – well balanced – it is the jackpot – perfect virtue like the sacred cow has 4 legs, 4 square signifies totality
What is the Treta Yuga?
3⁄4 of the virtue; not balanced - 3
What is the Dvapara Yuga?
2 – a dangerous balance between perfection + imperfection,
darkness and light
What is the Kaliyuga?
egoistic devouring – strife quarrel, falsehood some say
Kali yuga is the world of today. Is known as the losing throw.
What is the wisdom of life according to Hinduism?
To recognize this endlessness, remove ignorance, accept the divine sphere of eternity at the same time notes the importance of duties,
responsibilities, pleasure of individual existence which is real in life for a living man and real in the dream to the sleeping soul and to recognize that Maya envelopes our conscious being.
What is the aim of Indian thought?
he aim of Indian thought has always been to learn the secret of the entanglement and if possible cut through this maya, ignorance, avidya and unwrap ourselves from the enwrapping.
What do waters symbolize?
diving into the water meaning to delve into the mystery of Maya. boundlessness and endlessness. The cosmic waters are at once the immaculate source of all things and the dreadful grave.
What is the symbolism of the serpent?
Serpent representing the forces of the soil. Serpent bestows boons, abundance, happiness, offspring – guards the gods and goddesses, protector
What is a naga?
A male serpent. Thought to be superior to man and a protector. keepers of life energy that is stored in the waters and ponds. vegetation, abundance and protection.
What is a female serpent called?
nagini
What is the vahana/vehicle of Shiva?
Bull/Nandi
what is the vahana/vehicle of Kali (shakti, durga)
Lion
What is the vahana/vehicle of Ganesha?
Rat - vanquishing every obstacle in its way
What is the vahana of vishnu?
Eagle/Garuda
What is the vahana of Brahma?
Swan/Hamsa
What is theh Vahana of Indra?
Gaja/Elephant
What did Vishnu do for the serpent?
He saves/guides the serpent or calms the serpent from its tenacious self. He liberates the snake and gives him moksha to create balance and order in the universe.
What does the Lotus symbolize?
-Symbol of female maternal creative organ, generative organ
-goodness/purity
-cyclical Life
- symbol expels maya
-Symbol of enlightenment, creation, embodiment, wisdom.
What does the elephant symbolize?
What do the sacred rivers (ganges) represent?
-They are female divinities – mother goddess
-life, food bestowing, giving, they are also guardian figures, bestows prosperity, washes away the sins, rebirth, fertility, purity, devotion, salvation, celestial bliss, cyclical life.
