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22 Cards in this Set
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What are the five main Hindu historical periods? |
1.Indus Valley Period-Vedic contributions 2.Brahmancial Period-sacrificial rituals caused distance with Buddhists and Jains 3.Classical Period-defined worship,temples 4.Hindu-Muslim Period-Muslims conquered regions of India 5.Modern Period-Christian influence |
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What is the difference between the shruti and smriti scripture? |
Shruti-consists of Vedes (oldest scriptures) from the gods Smriti-human stories and traditions |
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What was the dilemma for Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita? |
Defending his family from evil and remaining faithful to nonviolence |
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What is the concept of Ultimate Reality? |
That which is real and not dependent on anything else |
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What is Brahman and atman? How are they related? |
Brahman-Ultimate Reality Atman-the soul All gods have human attributes that together constitute Brahman, but Brahman has no attributes because he is transcendent beyond the reach of any attributes |
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What is samsara? |
The belief in continuing birth, lie and death until one achieves oneness with Brahman |
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What is moksha and how is it achieved? |
Liberation from samsara. Achieved by removing karma that accumulates through cycles of reincarnation |
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What are the three main paths to liberation and which is the most prevalent? |
Path of Knowledge, Path of Action, Path of Devotion (most prevalent) |
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How are the caste system and rebirth related? |
good actions=migration to better caste in next life and vise versa |
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What are the four stages of life for Hindu males? |
1.Brahmancarin-learns from guru 2.Grihastha-family, contributes to society 3.Vanaprastha-pursues otherworldly desires 4.Sannyasin-renounces everything to pursue moksha |
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Why is the Ganges River sacred? |
Symbol of life without end, place for spiritual healing |
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Why is the city of Varanasi significant? |
Has hundreds of temples lining the Ganges River |
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What are the four pursuits of life? |
1.Dharma-performing one's duties 2.Artha-pursuit of wealth 3.Kama-pursuit of pleasure 4.Moksha-liberation from cycle of rebirth |
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What are similar beliefs found in Sikhism? |
Karma, samsara, moksha |
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What are some Hindu views on Jesus? |
Spent his hidden years in India learning from Hindu sages, an avatar like Rama or Krishna, righteous role model |
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How do Catholic and Hindu views on the afterlife differ? |
Hindu-reincarnation of the soul from body to another being Catholic-immortal soul separating from body to eternal reward or punishment |
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What is yoga? |
Discipline/practice if seeking union with the divine |
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What are the four yogas? |
1.Karma Yoga-path of action 2.Janana Yoga-path of knowledge 3.Raja Yoga-path of meditation 4.Bhakti Yoga-path of devotion |
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What is a guru? |
Highest spiritual teacher |
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What is a puja? |
Temple/home |
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What is nirvana? |
Heaven, ultimate enlightenment stage |
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Who is Shiva? |
God of destruction, but not evil |
