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Unit 2 Test Flashcards

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Five Tensile Strands of Hinduism

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  1. Doctrine- what they believe
  2. Story-their myths and stories
  3. Devotion-what they pray
  4. Society
  5. Practice
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What is Sanatanna Dharma?

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Eternal Law

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Polytheism is?

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belief in many gods

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Minism is:

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All is one, variety of existing things can be explained in terms of a single reality

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Brahman is?

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ultimate reality, what connects all things; eternal.

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Who’s Brahma?

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one of the god in Trimurti. The creator.

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Vishnu?

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The preserver

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Shiva?

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The destroyer

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Atman is?

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the “eternal self”. Goal: Unite one’s atman with brahman.

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Namaste:

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The divine in me sees the divine in you. See the true version of yourself.

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Reincarnation is:

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Again in flesh. Rebirth gives opportunity for gradual spiritual involvement.

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Samsara is:

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Wheel of birth. Samsara is suffering.

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Moksha is:

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Release. It’s the ultimate goal of Hindu life. The freedom from the cycle of Samsara.
How to achieve: self-realization.

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Karma is:

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Sanskrit word for “action”

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Dharma is:

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Responsibilities/duty/virtue

- refers to a righteous way of living

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cosmology def:

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The understanding of the nature of the universe

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Empathy is :

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The capacity for seeing things from another’s perspective

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Ethics is:

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A dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living int he world

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Monotheism:

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The belief in only one god

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mysticism is:

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A category of religious experiences characterized by communing

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Pantheism

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The belief that the divine reality exists in everything

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revelation

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The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings, typically through myths or religious experience.

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Ritual

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Formal worship practice, often based on the reenactment experience

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Transcendence

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The overcoming of the normal limitations imposed bu the human condition, whether temporarily or abidingly.

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Atheism

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Don’t belief in gods

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Agnosticism

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Don’t know is there a god or not.

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Artha is:

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Material success (wealth)

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Atman

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Eternal self

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avatar

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an incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity, usually of Vishnu. Ex: Krishna and Rama

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Bhagavad-Gita

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The song of the blessed lord. most popular hinduism’s sacred text.

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Bhakti marga:

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The path of devotion. loving devotion to one’s chosen god or goddess.

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Brahman

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The eternal essence of reality and the source of universe

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Brahmin

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The highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests

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Caste system

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Traditional division of Hindu society into various categories : Brahmin, Kshatriya, vaishya and shudra. Then the untouchables.

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dharma

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Ethical duty

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jnana marga

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the path of knowledge. knowing the true nature of reality through learning and meditation

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kama

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Pleasure, sensual love

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karma

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“action”. The moral law of cause and effect of actions

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karma marga

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“path of works” performing right actions according to dharma

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Kshatriya

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The second of the four classes of the caste system. Warriors and administrators.

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Maya

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Cosmic illusion brought about by divine creative power

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Moksha

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Liberation or release of the individual self, Atman, from the bondage of Samara

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Monism

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The doctrine that reality is ultimately made up of only one essence

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Rig Veda

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Hindu’s oldest cared text

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Samadhi

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A trance-like state in which self-consciousness is lost

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Sankhya

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A system of Hindu philosophy and one approach with jnana marga

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sannyasin

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A wondering ascetic who has advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life.

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Sati

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the traditional practice of buring a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre

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shudra

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The lowest of the four classes of the caste system. Servants and laborers

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Upanishads

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“sitting near a teacher”. texts that provide philosophical commentary on the Vedas

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vaishya

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The third of the four classes of the caste system. Farmers, artists, merchants

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Vedanta

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A system of Hindu philosophy and approach within jnana marga. All reality is essentially Brahman

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Yoga

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A system of Hindu philosophy and one approach within jnana marga. Seeking to free the eternal self from the bondage of person-hood, culminating in the experience of samadhi.

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anatta:

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“no-self” One of the three marks of Existence’ denying a permanent self

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Anicca;

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Impermanence. One of the three marks of existence. All existing things are constantly changing

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Arhat :

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“worthy one”. One has become enlightened; the ideal type for Theravada Buddhism

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bodhisattvas

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Future Buddhas. As the ideal types of Mahayana buddhism. Beings who have experienced enlightenment, but motivated by compassion, stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it.

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bodhisattvas

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Future Buddhas. As the ideal types of Mahayana Buddhism. Beings who have experienced enlightenment, but motivated by compassion, stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it.

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