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35 Cards in this Set
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Siddhartha |
Main character |
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Govinda |
Siddharthas best friend/ joins samanas |
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Kamala |
A courtesan who teaches sid to love |
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Gotama |
Enlightened religious teacher aka Buddha |
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Kamaswami |
Old business man who is the boss of sid |
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Siddhartha jr |
Sids and kamalas son |
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Siddharthas father |
Respected brahmin |
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The samanas |
Traveling ascetics that believe deprivation is the path to self |
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Author |
Hermann hesse |
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Ablution |
ritual washing of a priests hands |
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Ferryman |
Vasudeva |
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Ascetics |
One who practices self denial for spiritual |
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Advaita |
All is one |
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Atman |
Principle of life |
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Brahman |
Swelling of the soul |
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Om |
Religious prayer |
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Cycle of rebirth |
Believed in the east |
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Guru |
Heavy or weighty |
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Karma |
Action, works |
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Brahma |
Hindu god of creation |
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Kamala hindu meaning |
Lotus flower |
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Krishna |
Krishna and rama are most famous gods |
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Magadha |
Kingdom in ancient india |
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Nirvana |
From the root nirva |
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Lakshmi |
Goddess of beauty |
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Satyam |
True real pure |
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Shiva |
Auspicious one |
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Sutra |
Thread |
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Sva tantra |
Self or own |
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Ubermensch |
Over or superman |
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Upanishads |
Sitting down at the feet |
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Veda |
To know |
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Yoga |
To join |
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Vishnu |
All pervader |
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Vedanta |
Complete knowledge of the vedas |
