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28 Cards in this Set
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Brahman
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reality itself; "the one that has no second"
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Vedic Sacrifice
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the principal Vedic ritual and basis of all action
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Sanskrit
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the ancient vedic language (well-formed)
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mantra
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sanskrit word, phrase, or sentence having power in absolute reality
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atman
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the self in its essence
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karma
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(actions) ritual action, or all action, or all things willed
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Law of Karma
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desirous actions continue as a causal force
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samsara
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(passage, journey)passage of atman over time through incarnations dictated by Karma
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dharma
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(duty) what one ought to do
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varna
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class
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asrama
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life-stage
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varnasrama-dharma system
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orthodox system of castes and life-stage
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castes
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sub-classes of the varna system, usually mutually exclusive;determined by birth
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yoga
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discipline
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bhakti
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devotion
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bhakti-yoga
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the discipline and way of devotion to a God
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avatara
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(descent) manifestation of a god as a living being, usually a person
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tantra (adj. tantric)
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non-vedic beliefs and practices emphasizing the existence in humans of divine powers that can be activated through special ritual procedures
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Vishnu
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supreme being and ultimate reality; alternatively a manifestation of Brahman
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Krishna
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avatara of Vishnu, often a young cowherd, usually worshiped as Vishnu
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Siva
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supreme god, god of destruction, creator/sustainer/destroyer, manifestation of Brahman
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Parvati
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wife of siva
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Basic indian timeline
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-indus valley culture (2500-1500BCE)
-Aryans (invade from northwest 2nd millenium BCE) -Asoka (269-232 BCE) promoted Buddhism, good leader |
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Vedas
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(knowledge) corpus of early hymns
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Brahmans
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commentaries on the Vedas
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Dharma-sutras
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brahmanical texts on law,duty, and behavior
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Mahabharata
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epic poem (100BCE-200CE)
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Puranas
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(ancient tales)genealogies of creation, gods, kings, etc 300-900 CE
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