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30 Cards in this Set
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deva
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A god, a deity
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ac(h)arya
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Master; a learned teacher
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tapas
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Spiritual effort; austere practices
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keshin
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Long-haired one
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veda
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The oldest collection of Hindu sacred texts. They include the best-known Rig-Veda. They were written between 1500 and 1000 bce.
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Aryan
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A group of people who emigrated from the west into the upper Indus Valley and the nearby territory around 1500 bce. They conquered the Dravidians and established what is now termed the Vedic culture.
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Saraswati
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the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswati has been identified with the Vedic Saraswati River.
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Brahmin
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Member of, or adjective describing, the priestly class
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Kshatriya
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The martial order of Hindu society
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Vais(h)ya
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The third Hindu caste, that of the merchants, traders, farmers and craftsmen.
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S(h)udra
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The fourth social class, charged with the duties of service
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Sanatana Dharma
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What Hindus call Hinduism.
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R(i)ta
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Cosmic law
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Purusha
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"Person": the embodied human spirit
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prakr(i)ti
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Nature, matter
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guna
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Attribute or propensity of Nature
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rishi
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Seer
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dharma
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Law, righteousness, or duty
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samadhi
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Cosmic Consciousness
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citta
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Basic consciousness
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vairagya
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Renunciation, dispassion
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kaivalya
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Emancipation, absolute isolation
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avidya
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"Ignorance," the opposite of Vidya
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dharana
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Concentration; the fixing of consciousness
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dhyana
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Meditation
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Is(h)vara
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God
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vibhuti
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Sacred ash
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siddhi
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Perfection; an extraordinary power
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moks(h)a
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Liberation
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mukti
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In the state of _______, lies ultimate peace (Shanti), ultimate knowledge (Videh), and ultimate enlightenment (Kaivalya)
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