Unit 2 Test Flashcards
Five Tensile Strands of Hinduism
- Doctrine- what they believe
- Story-their myths and stories
- Devotion-what they pray
- Society
- Practice
What is Sanatanna Dharma?
Eternal Law
Polytheism is?
belief in many gods
Minism is:
All is one, variety of existing things can be explained in terms of a single reality
Brahman is?
ultimate reality, what connects all things; eternal.
Who’s Brahma?
one of the god in Trimurti. The creator.
Vishnu?
The preserver
Shiva?
The destroyer
Atman is?
the “eternal self”. Goal: Unite one’s atman with brahman.
Namaste:
The divine in me sees the divine in you. See the true version of yourself.
Reincarnation is:
Again in flesh. Rebirth gives opportunity for gradual spiritual involvement.
Samsara is:
Wheel of birth. Samsara is suffering.
Moksha is:
Release. It’s the ultimate goal of Hindu life. The freedom from the cycle of Samsara.
How to achieve: self-realization.
Karma is:
Sanskrit word for “action”
Dharma is:
Responsibilities/duty/virtue
- refers to a righteous way of living
cosmology def:
The understanding of the nature of the universe
Empathy is :
The capacity for seeing things from another’s perspective
Ethics is:
A dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living int he world
Monotheism:
The belief in only one god
mysticism is:
A category of religious experiences characterized by communing
Pantheism
The belief that the divine reality exists in everything
revelation
The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings, typically through myths or religious experience.
Ritual
Formal worship practice, often based on the reenactment experience
Transcendence
The overcoming of the normal limitations imposed bu the human condition, whether temporarily or abidingly.
Atheism
Don’t belief in gods
Agnosticism
Don’t know is there a god or not.
Artha is:
Material success (wealth)
Atman
Eternal self
avatar
an incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity, usually of Vishnu. Ex: Krishna and Rama
Bhagavad-Gita
The song of the blessed lord. most popular hinduism’s sacred text.
Bhakti marga:
The path of devotion. loving devotion to one’s chosen god or goddess.
Brahman
The eternal essence of reality and the source of universe
Brahmin
The highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests
Caste system
Traditional division of Hindu society into various categories : Brahmin, Kshatriya, vaishya and shudra. Then the untouchables.
dharma
Ethical duty
jnana marga
the path of knowledge. knowing the true nature of reality through learning and meditation
kama
Pleasure, sensual love
karma
“action”. The moral law of cause and effect of actions
karma marga
“path of works” performing right actions according to dharma
Kshatriya
The second of the four classes of the caste system. Warriors and administrators.
Maya
Cosmic illusion brought about by divine creative power
Moksha
Liberation or release of the individual self, Atman, from the bondage of Samara
Monism
The doctrine that reality is ultimately made up of only one essence
Rig Veda
Hindu’s oldest cared text
Samadhi
A trance-like state in which self-consciousness is lost
Sankhya
A system of Hindu philosophy and one approach with jnana marga
sannyasin
A wondering ascetic who has advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life.
Sati
the traditional practice of buring a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre
shudra
The lowest of the four classes of the caste system. Servants and laborers
Upanishads
“sitting near a teacher”. texts that provide philosophical commentary on the Vedas
vaishya
The third of the four classes of the caste system. Farmers, artists, merchants
Vedanta
A system of Hindu philosophy and approach within jnana marga. All reality is essentially Brahman
Yoga
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.
anatta:
“no-self” One of the three marks of Existence’ denying a permanent self
Anicca;
Impermanence. One of the three marks of existence. All existing things are constantly changing
Arhat :
“worthy one”. One has become enlightened; the ideal type for Theravada Buddhism
bodhisattvas
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.
bodhisattvas
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.
