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13 Cards in this Set
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jainism, buddhism, sikhism originated from where
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hinduism in india
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when did aryans arrive in india.what were they called?
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during the second century. called "the noble ones"
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what did the aryans bring with them
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the vedas and a class system
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what was the class system the would eventually become the caste system in india?
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the four classes or varna werebrahmins(priests, kshatriyas(warriors, vaishyas(merchants, and the shudra(slaves.
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did aryans sacrifice
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yes. animals, milk and dairy. angi-god of fire. horse sacrifices limited to kings and for atoning power.
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what were the vedas and what language were they written?
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hinhu understanding of univgerse was developed by the aryans . the were written in sanskrit. these writings served as a background for the devlopment of hinduism
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what are the four veda books?
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rig veda-knowledge or sacred lore, humans.yjur veda- knowledge, recitations for sacrifice. sama veda- verse and hymns recited by priests at sacrifices. artharva veda- prayers for the home to ward off evil
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what odoes each of the books contain?
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mantras(hymns), brahmanas(instructions for rituals), aranyakas(for hermits) and upishads
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the fundamental assumption of the upishads
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one essence alled bahman. soul is part of brahman. earlier vedas were polytheistic
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cause and effect
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karma
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the meaning of samsara and hoe it relates to the human conditions based on suffering and ignorance
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"to wander across"humans siffer bacuase they cant get off the wheel of rebirth. they get off whenthry realize they are part of one- brahman. they are not a seperate life
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release from the whel of rebirth
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moksha
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written about 300bce-300ce. ethical teachings and soaialstandards of the time. beginning of the varna systm (caste sytem) includes four stges of life
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the law of manu
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