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26 Cards in this Set
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Founder? |
There isn't one |
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Tilak |
Coloured powder worn by Hindus to signify they worshipped that day, colour reps their god |
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Who is Durga? |
Goddess of war, represented riding on the back of a tiger |
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5 moral rules in yoga? |
Truthfulness, non stealing, cleanliness, self discipline, non injury |
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Yoke? |
English translation of yoga means to unite |
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Jnana Yoga |
Path through knowledge, Most difficult to follow, View Brahman as infinite and impersonal, For those who are reflective and philosophical |
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Atman |
Soul |
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Bhakti Yoga |
Path through love and devotion, View Brahman as personal and involved in their lives, For those inclined to be sensitive and emotional to nature |
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Karma Yoga |
Path through work, View Brahman as neither impersonal or personal, Those that practice seek liberation through daily actions |
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Raja Yoga |
Path through meditation, View the body as having four layers body, conscious, unconscious, and the Atman, |
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Untouchables |
Harijan, children of god, Gandhi came up with it |
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Bindi |
The dot on a Hindu woman's forehead to shows she is married |
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Ganesha |
God of wisdom and knowledge, father Shiva replaced his head in a fit of rage and replaced it with the first animal he came across which was an elephant |
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2 major grps of Hindu holy books |
Sutri and Smriti |
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Vedas |
Date back to 1200 BC, Passed down orally b4 being written, Come from the aryans |
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Upinashads |
Means sit down near, Contains discussions about the most important Hindu beliefs |
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Ultimate God of Hinduism |
Brahman |
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Hindu Trinity |
Trimurti, Brahma = creator Vishnu = sustainer Shiva = destroyer |
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How is Brahma depicted? |
With 4 different faces pointing in different directions, has 4 arms to show he has knowledge of the universe |
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Vishnu Depicted |
Appeared on earth in 10 different forms |
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Shiva depicted |
Often depicted as frightening with a necklace of skulls |
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Sacrificed warrior |
Perusha |
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Age of Hinduism |
Approximately 5000 years |
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Varnas |
Brahmin - priests Kshatriya- warriors/those who ruled Vaishyas - merchants/skilled workers Shudras- servants to the other 3 |
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Laws of Manu |
Most important law books for Hindus, Date back to 250 BC and contain instruction on how to live |
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Mahabbarata |
Largest poem in the world contains over 100,000 verses The Bhagavad Gita is the most famous part of the story battle btwn 2 families |
