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27 Cards in this Set
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Brahma |
The creator, lily is a sacred symbol. |
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Kali |
Goddess of destruction and death, repesents nature in its destructive self. |
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Shiva |
The god of destruction, married to kali. |
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VIshnu |
Preserves the balance between brahma and shiva, takes many earthly forms when necessary to restore the balance. Krishna is considered an incarnate form of vishnu. |
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Ganesha |
The elephant god of wealth and wisdom child to kali and shiva, got his elephant head from shiva cutting off his real head then replacing it with an elephant. |
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Karma |
Selfless service to the community, without hope for a reward in return |
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Jnana |
Knowledge. |
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Bhakti |
The love and reverence for the Hindu God of choice. Practices that show love or respect for the choosen god |
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Bhagavad Gita |
a 700 verse scripture, involving krishna, and arjuna, a story that teaches about ones divine dharma or duty in this world using arjuna and his battle against his uncle as an example. |
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Samsara |
The inescable rebirth system of hinduism, and the sytem of which buddhists aspire to escape from. |
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Nirvana |
The liberation from the rebirth cycle, the ultimate enlightenment from human desire and needs. |
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Zazen |
Meditational sitting where a person can focus on a particular object to meditate upon. |
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Shikantaza |
a form of meditation where one sits and thinks of nothing in particular, letting the mind be free. |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Was a hindu prince, who decided to fight back against samsara to free his loved ones from death. He is THE Buddha, the very first buddha. |
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Buddha |
Buddhas are enlightened people who have escaped from samsara, and attained nirvana. |
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Bodhisattva |
Someone who wishes to achieve enlightenment in order to help those suffering around them. |
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Dukkha |
Suffering, the painfulness of everyday life, the presence of desire and craving. |
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4 Noble Truths |
Dukkha-the suffering of the mundane life. Samudaya-clinging to the impermanent Nirodha-the stopping of craving and clinging Magga- the path to nirodha, following the 8-fold path to lose desires. |
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Haudenosaunee (Hoodenoshownay) Confederacy |
A council between the Major New York tribes, Seneca, Onondaga,Cayuga, Mohawk and Oneida Nations. It is a sign of peace between these Native Nations, where deliberation over Native policies takes place. |
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Residential School System |
Assimilation schools where Native children were taken to learn western culture and religion in an attempt to assimilate them to modern western culture. |
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Allotment |
The systematic forcing of native peoples to live on reservations and designated lands by the federal governement. |
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Termination |
The systemic slaughter of natives put forth by the federal government. Skinning of natives was rewarded with cash money in an attempt to thin the numbers of natives. Under Jacksons term many programs were put into place to eliminate and remove natives from their land. |
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Sovereignty |
The native Peoples ability to be recognized as a sovereign nation separate from the united states of America. Onondaga is a sovereign nation from the united states and issues its own passports. |
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Self-Determination |
The native peoples ability to govern themselves based on their own traditions separate from those of the United States federal Government. |
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Removal |
Forcing the Native people from their original homes moving them to other locations in order to free up much desired land for westerners to settle in. |
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Blood Quantum |
The final solution to permanently rid the United States of Native People. A required percentage of Native Tribal heritage to be considered a Native person. |
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Trail of tears |
Native removal program during Jacksons term, forced Cherokees to move their tribes to allotted land for them, many died on the journey from starvation, exhaustion and disease. |
