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42 Cards in this Set
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Dharma
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All law, duty, order, and balance which is establshed.
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Four Goals
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1. Kama
2. Artha 3. Dharma 4. Moksha |
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Kama
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Pleasure
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Artha
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Weath / Stability
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Moksha
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Liberation
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Caste System
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1. Brahmin
2. Kshatriya 3. Vaishya 4. Shudra |
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Brahmin
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a.ka. Priests, in charge of all relgious stuff.
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Kshatriya
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a.k.a. Warriors, legislative caste.
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Vaishya
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a.k.a. Producers, experts in increase.
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Shudra
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a.k.a. Laborers
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Four Vedas
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1. Rig Veda
2. Sama Veda 3. Ya Jur Veda 4. Atharua Veda |
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Rig Veda
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Veda full of hymns dedicated to Gods and Goddesses. Most important Veda.
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Sama Veda
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Veda with musical elaborations containing detailed instructions for the individual to practice the ritual.
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Ya Jur Yeda
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Veda that is a collection of texts and instructions which explains on how to participate in the ritual.
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Atharua Veda
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The junk drawer veda, anything that's not a hymn, musical elaborations, or instructions.
Ex: folk charms, remedies. |
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Four Stages of Life
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1. Student
2. Householder 3. Retiree 4. Renunciant |
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Atman
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The self, you exist because you have Brahman.
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Brahman
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In person power which gives rise to all things that is achieved through meditation.
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Upanishads
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800-300 BCE, Texts in reaction against the Vedic tradition that states that the ritual starts in the mind. Actions start with thoughts/motives.
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Maya
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An illusion, what you see around you seems important but only religious truth is (Brahman).
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Agni
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God of Fire a.k.a. Messenger of the Gods
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Soma
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An intoxicating or hallucinogenic beverage, used as an offering to the Hindu gods and consumed by participants in Vedic ritual sacrifices.
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Sanskrit
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The language of the Vedas and of Hinduism, an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes.
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Karma
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Cause and effect, a completed action with a result in the end.
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Devas
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Shining One, God of Purpose
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Yajna
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Fire Sacrifice
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Aryans
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Group of nomedic people who brought in the Vedic Hinduism to the indian sub-continent. They like to engage in war, and use the caste system.
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Ramayana
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Epic written in verse that provides ideals of life/Dharma. Mostly about the story of Rama.
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Rama
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Hero in the Ramayana in effort to save his captured wife Sita, from a demon.
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Mahabharata
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An epic poem of India dealing mainly with the conflict between two families for a kingdom, includes the Bhagavad-Gita.
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Bhagavad-Gita
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Portion of the Mahabharata that is a question and answer session between a God and a human. (the hero Arjuna and his charioteer, the avatar Krishna) Krishna says he Vishnu.
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Krishna
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An avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna. Tells Arjuno to worship.
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Bhakti
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Selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.
Action + Thought = Devotion |
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Puja
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Material offering/action. The acted self.
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Avatara
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Incarnations of Hindu gods, especially Vishnu.
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Yoga
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Training the body to sit and meditate. To connect to the Gods.
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Samskaras
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"Perfections" Rights of passages. Things that mark transitions in time in someone's life.
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Kirtan
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A religious song pertaining to "religious kareoke" but as a serious devotion.
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Yatra
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A long pilgrimage of sacred travel which is just as important as its destination.
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Vishnu
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One of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the protector and preserver of worlds. Often conceived as a member of the triad including also Brahma and Shiva.
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Shakti
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The female principle or organ of generative power.
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Gandhi
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Was a major political and spiritual leader of India. Was interested in freedom and was opposed by the nationalists.
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