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52 Cards in this Set
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Purusha
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The primeval man, considered to be the soul of the universe, which was created out of his body.
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The second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category.
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Rajanya [Kshatriya]
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A member of the third of the four major castes of the varna system of traditional Indian society, comprising farmers, herders, merchants, and businessmen.
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Vaishya
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An offensive term for a member of the lowest caste in the Hindu system of social stratification.
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Shudra
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A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste.
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Shudra
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The human condition as trapped in a ceaseless round of death and rebirth.
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Samsara
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Consequences of actions.
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Karma
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When the five senses and the mind are still, and reason rests in silence, then begins the Path supreme. This calm steadiness of the senses is called...
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Yoga
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Universal Soul: in Hinduism, Brahman regarded as the Universal Soul.
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Atman
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The passing of a soul into another body after death.
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Transmigration
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_______, the transmigration of life, takes place in one's own mind.
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Samsara
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The yoga of action.
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Karma
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the yoga of devotion.
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bhakti
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the yoga of knowledge.
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jnana
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the yoga of meditation.
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raja yoga
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A Hindu ascetic who has attained enlightenment.
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Siddha
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Means "triumphant" in Sanskrit. This was the name of a royal official in Hindu legends.
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Sanjay
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Liberated Souls.
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Jivanmukti
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"Nonharm," "nonviolence."
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ahimsa
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The spiritual essence of all individual human beings.
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Atman
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A spiritual community.
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ashram
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An earthly embodiment of a deity.
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avatar
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A religious literary work about Krishna.
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Bhagavad Gita
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The spiritual discipline of devotion to a deity or guru.
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bhakti yoga
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God or creation.
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Brahma
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The spiritual essence of the universe.
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Brahman
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Member of the priestly caste.
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brahmin
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One of the major social classes sanctioned by Hinduism.
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caste
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"Goddess"; the Divine Feminine, also called the Great Mother.
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Devi
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Meditation
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dhyana
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"Awe-inspiring," "distant"; a mother-goddess, a form of Devi.
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Durga
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A spiritual teacher
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guru
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The spiritual discipline of postures and bodily exercises.
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hatha yoga
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"Dark," a form of Devi; a goddess associated with destruction and rebirth.
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Kali
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The moral law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth.
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karma
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The spiritual discipline of selfless action.
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karma yoga
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A god associated with divine playfulness; a form of Vishnu.
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Krishna
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A short sacred phrase, often chanted or used in meditation.
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mantra
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"Illussion"; what keeps us from seeing reality correctly; the world, viewed inadequately.
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maya
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"Liberation' from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth.
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moksha
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Offerings and ritual in honor of a deity.
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puja
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The "royal" dicipline of mediation.
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raja yoga
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A god and mythical king; a form of Vishnu.
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Rama
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A state of complete inner peace resulting from meditation.
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samadhi
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The everyday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth.
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samsara
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A wondering holy man.
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sannyasin
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A god associated with destruction and rebirth.
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Shiva
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"Three forms" of the divine - the three gods Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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Trimurti
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Written meditations on the spiritual essence of the universe and the self.
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Upanishads
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Four collections of ancient prayers and rituals.
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Vedas
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A god associated with perservation and love.
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Vishnu
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A spiritual discipline; a method for perfecting one's union with the divine.
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yoga
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