Hinduism

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Vedas

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Oldest Collection of saved writings - 'knowledge'

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Sanskrit

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Language in Ancient India

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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Sacrifice

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Worship of gods or goddesses through offerings

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Monotheism

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Belief in one god

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Deity

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God or goddess

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Vaishnava

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Someone who believes Vishnu is the supreme god

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Shaiva

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Someone who believes Shiva is the supreme god

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Avatar

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God descends onto earth as a different form

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Symbol

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Image expressing religious ideas

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Aum

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Sacred syllable

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Vibhuti

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Three lines on Shiva forehead

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Chakra

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Weapon that Vishnu holds - 'wheel'

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Trishula

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Trident Shiva holds

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Shruti

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Heard

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Rishi

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Person from the past who can do amazing medidation

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Mahabharata and Ramayana

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Epics

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Rama and Sita

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King and queen in Ramayana

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Hanuman

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King of monkeys

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Purana

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Hinduism text more recent than Vedas

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Reincarnation

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Soul being born in new body

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Karma

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Force that influences reincarnation

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Samsara

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Cycle of life and death

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Moksha

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Escaping samsara

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Bhakti

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Devotion or Worship

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Dharma

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Duty

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Upanayana

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Hindu ceremony where children learn vedas and get sacred thread

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Sanatana Dharma

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Eternal dharma

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Arjuna

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Hero in Mahabharata

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Yoga

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Form of meditation

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Tapas

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Heat

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Ascetic

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Someone who lives a simplistic life

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Asana, pranayama and dhyana

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Posture, bretah control and meditation - aspects of yoga

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Ecstasy

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Extreme happiness

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Manu

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Legendary man who saved avatar of Vishnu

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Shankara

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Ascetic 1300 Years ago

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Caitanya

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Exhuberant worshipper of vishnu

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Mata Devi (Amma)

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Modern Hindu teacher

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Chipko Movement

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Environmental Movement where women hughed trees to stop them being cut down

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Jagannath

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Important deity - avatar of Vishnu

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Patriarchal

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Ruled by men

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Sati

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Women threw themselves on pyre

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Laws of Manu

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Hindu teachings

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Rig Veda

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Oldest Veda

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Caste System

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Originisation of people - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras

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Purusha

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Mythical giant whos body made castes

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Untouchable / Dalit

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Lower than Shudras

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Mahatma Ghandi

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Hindu who lives from 1869-1948 + opposed discrimination

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Pantheism

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Belief that God is everything

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Ahimsa

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Hindu teaching of non violence

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Puja

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Worship

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Mantra

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Chanted sacred phrase

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Murti

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Image of deity

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Darshan

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'sight' way of worship

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Mandir

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Temple

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Tirtha

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Crossing point + place of pilgrimage

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Ganga

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Goddess of river ganges

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Khumba mela

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Hindu festival everyone three years

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Diwali

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Festival of lights

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Thaipusam

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Shaiva festival of Murugan - god of war

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Kavadi

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Burden carried at Thaipusam festival

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Rath Yatra

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Vaishnava festival in Puri