Religion Flashcards
World Run as per
Dharma and Rit ( Natural cosmic Order )
Personification of
Personification of Natural forces like earth, fire, wind, rain i.e. anthropomorphic
Sacrifice purpose materialistic/spiritualistic
Sacrifices performed for Praja and cattles Materialistic and not spiritualistic
Idol worship
NO IDOL WORSHIP
Priest for household ritual?
NO PREIST for household Rituals
Was there Magic or Omen
No
God of rain, fire, ocean
Indra, agni, varuna
God of death
Yama
God of plants
Soma
god whose arrows brings disease
Rudra
God
of War – Gifted Prsthetic to Vishpala (Women/ Horse Warrior
Ashvini
Deity of
Gayatri mantra written by Vishwamitra in 3rd mandala)
Savitri
Deity of
Gayatri mantra written by Vishwamitra in 3rd mandala)
Savitri
Mother of many
Gods )
Aditi
Dawn goddess
Usha
God of thunder
Marut
Important Priests
Vashishtha and Vishwamitra
Polythestic/monothestic Charcater but traces of Ekaishwarvaad (Monotheism) via Prajapati
Polytheistic
_____ via having all qualities in one god
Henotheism
Panatheism as
same god is considered as ____
Supreme
Shloka showing Rigveda shows Adwaitvada or Monosim
