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40 Cards in this Set
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God of fire and light |
Agni |
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Commentaries on the Vedas stressing Brahmanic ritual |
Brahmanas |
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When the god you're worshipping becomes the supreme god in that moment |
Henotheism |
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God of storms and the monsoon |
Indra |
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Spiritual Ignorance |
Maya |
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Release/liberation from the cycle of rebirth and redeath |
Moksha |
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The cycle of rebirth and redeath |
Samsara |
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The original cosmic person |
Purusha |
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Oldest portion of sacred literature |
Rig-Veda |
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Sacred Drink |
Soma |
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APPENDICES EXPANDING ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL MEANINGS FOUND IN THE VEDAS |
UPANISHADS |
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CLASSES OF CASTES |
VARNA |
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"THE END OF THE VEDAS" |
VEDANTA |
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SACRED SOUND |
MANTRA |
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GOD OF WATER AND THE CELESTIAL OCEAN |
VARUNA |
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CLANS, TRIBES, AND COMMUNITIES IN INDIA |
JATI |
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CREATION OF EVERYTHING FROM PURUSHA |
RIG-VEDA X90 |
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QUESTIONS WHERE THE UNIVERSE CAME FROM |
RIG-VEDA X129 |
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INCARNATIONS ASSUMED BY A GOD |
AVATAR |
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DESCRIBES WAYS OF SALVATION EMPHASIZING THE WAY OF BHAKTI |
BHAGAVAD GITA |
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DEVOTION; ONE OF THE WAYS TO SALVATION |
BHAKTI |
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DUTY OR MORAL OBLIGATION |
DHARMA |
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KALI; BENEVOLENT YET FEARSOME; SHAKTI TO SHIVA |
DURGA |
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MILKMAIDS AND YOUNG WIVES; SYMBOLIZE A BELIEVER'S RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IN KRISHNA'S RIVER STORY |
GOPIS |
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BIRTH, FAMILY, SPECIFIC TYPE OF CASTE |
JATI
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DURGA; THE DIVINE MOTHER OF ALL |
KALI |
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AVATAR OF VISHNU; IDEAL WARRIOR KING |
KRISHNA |
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GODDESS OF GOOD FORTUNE AND PROSPERITY; FAVORITE WIFE OF VISHNU |
LAKSHMI |
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WAR EPIC IN THE BHAGAVAD GITA |
MAHABHARTA |
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MYTHIC FATHER OF THE HUMAN RACE; CODE OF HIM SET BRAHMANIC LAW |
MANU |
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DEVELOPED/SYSTEMATIZED THE YOGA SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY |
PATANJALI |
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THE ACT OF WORSHIP |
PUJA |
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POPULAR EIPCS; COLLECTIONS OF STORIES AND POEMS ABOUT FAVORITE GODS |
PURANAS |
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EPIC OF HOW RAMA SAVED SITA FROM RAVANA |
RAMAYANA |
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FINAL STATE IN YOGA |
SAMADHI |
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"DISTINCTION" DUALIST VIEW; MATTER AND SPIRIT ARE ETERNALLY SEPARATE |
SANKHYA |
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CONSORT OF GODS IE.) KALI TO SHIVA |
SHAKTI |
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PRESERVER; AVATARS INCLUDE KRISHNA AND RAMA |
VISHNU |
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SCHOOL OF THOUGHT OR RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE/PHILOSOPHY IN THE WAY OF KNOWLEDGE; 6 OF THEM |
DARSHANA |
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ONE TRUE GOD, RELIGIONS JUST CALL HIM BY DIFFERENT NAMES, YOU SHOULD DO WHATEVER HELPS YOU FIND ONENESS WITH THIS GOD; ONE OF THE DARSHANAS |
VEDANTA |
