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21 Cards in this Set
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What was the two other religions that was led by Upanishads?
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Jainism and Buddhism
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What is hindus free to choose?
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The deity they worship or to choose none
at all. |
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What did hindu ideas about karma and
reincarnation do? |
Strengthened the caste system
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What are Upanishads?
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They are dialogues
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What is hinduism?
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Hinduism is a collection of religious
beliefs that developed slowly over a long period of time. |
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What does the beliefs of hinduism and
its caste structure dominated? |
The beliefs determined what one can eat
and how one ate it,personal cleanliness, the people one could associate with, how one dressed. |
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What is the three different paths for
achieving moksha? |
They are the path of right thinking,the
path of right action,or the path of religious devotion. |
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What is moksha?
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Its a state of perfect understanding of
all things. |
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Hinduism has gone through changes over
how many years? |
The last 2,500 years.
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In hinduism what is reincarnation?
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An individual soul or spirit is born again and again until moksha is achieved.
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What is atman?
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The individual soul of living being.
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What is Brahman?
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The world soul that conatins and unites
all atmans. |
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What was the three personalities of three gods Brahman had?
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Vishnu,Shiva,destroyer
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What is brahma?
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The creator
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What is Vishnu?
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The protector
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What is shiva?
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The destroyer
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What is a soul's karma?
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good or bad deeds,follows from one
reincarnation to another |
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What did good karma brought?
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good fortune
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What did bad karma brought?
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bad fortune
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Who was the founder of Jainism?
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Mahavira
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If a person was born as an upper-caste
male-a Brahmin,warrior,or merchant had what? |
His good fortune was said to come from
good karma earned in a former life |
