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24 Cards in this Set
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Dharma |
It is truth, righteousness, duty, law and justice.
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Moksha |
Liberation from the cycle of life and death (samskara)
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Bhakti
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devotionalism
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Vedas |
1500-900 BCE - Divine writing of the Gods. Focus on the use of poetic formulae in ritual sacrifice
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Brahmanas
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900-500 BCE - Elaboration of ritual performances and regulations
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Upanishads |
800-300 BCE - Philosophical speculation on the higher power and human soul. Introduces karma, samskara, and moksha.
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Mahabharata
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300BCE-300 CE - Epic poem about dharma. Contains the Bhagavad Gita, a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna
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Ramayana
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200-200 CE - Epic story of Rama and Sita
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Puranas |
300-1000 CE - 18 major & 18 minor, containing the Devi Mahatmya. Stories of the gods assuming form and name to be more accessible to humankind.
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Bhrahman |
the higher power
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Atman
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the human soul
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3 Factors - Spread of Devotional Hinduism
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1) Use of vernacular languages 2) Appeal across social classes 3) Culture of building temples
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Murti
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Form or embodiment, the image of the divine
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Nigurna |
Without physical attributes
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Saguna
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With physical attributes
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Avatars |
Ten incarnations of Vishnu
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Karma
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The process whereby good and bad deeds preformed determine the quality of an individuals present and future.
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Routes to Liberation
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1) The way of action 2) The way of knowledge 3) The way of devotion
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Darshan |
To see and be seen by the deity. A primary form of worship
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Prasada
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The offering blessed by the deity
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Punya
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A merit (positive karma)
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Papa
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A demerit (negative karma)
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Varna |
Four major, determined by class 1)Brahmin (priest) 2)Ksatiyas (warrior) 3) Vaisyas (merchant) 4) Sudras (servants) |
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Jati |
Birth group, hundreds |
