Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Bhakti
|
Devotion and path of devotion
|
|
|
Darshan
|
Sight, vision, or apparation
|
|
|
Brahman
|
Creator God
|
|
|
Devi
|
Sanskrit for Goddess
|
|
|
Epoche
|
The belief that there is a moment where the real world is suspended
|
|
|
Hiranyagurbha
|
The "golden womb"- the creation of the universe
|
|
|
Khumbruela
|
Festival every 12 years
|
|
|
Krishna
|
8th avatar of Vishnu, means black or dark
|
|
|
Puja
|
Special rituals for special locations
|
|
|
Shruti
|
Texts of the upnishads
|
|
|
Smriti
|
New sacred writings
|
|
|
Atman
|
One's true self beyond identification w/ worldly existance
|
|
|
Subarimala
|
Pilgrim center in the south of India. Place where Ayyappa meditated.
|
|
|
Varnas
|
4 classes or castes
|
|
|
Ashramas
|
4 stages of life
|
