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22 Cards in this Set
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Ahimsa |
Principle of non-violence |
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Ascetic |
Someone who practices sever self discipline or abstains from phtsical pleasures |
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Bhagavad Gita |
A sacred Hindu story about prince Arjuna and Krishna |
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Brahman |
The supreme cosmic force |
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Caste |
A traditional Hindu social level or class |
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Deities |
Images of the God in many forms |
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Dharma |
One's personal code of conduct relating to family or society |
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Guru |
One's teacher |
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Karma |
The law or cause and effect, of one;s actions having an impact on one's future life |
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Mandir |
A hindu temple |
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Mantra |
Sacred sounds, words, or phrases, repeated in ritual |
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Maya |
Illusion |
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Moksha |
Freedon or liberation from samsara, cycle or rebirth |
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Murti |
An image of a Hindu Deity |
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Puja |
Hindu worship ceremONY |
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Ramayana |
A Hindu epic about Prince Rama and Sita |
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Samsara |
Law of birth, death, and rebirth, or the process of reincarnation |
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Sanskrit |
The language of ancient Indi |
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Untouchables |
Lowest outside caste |
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Upansishads |
Sacred scriptures; the final dialogues ending the Vedas |
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Vedas |
Early sacred scriptures of Hinduis, |
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Yoga |
Hindu path to liberation |
