World Of Religion Jennifer Saunders Unit 5 Hinduism

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Dharma

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In Hinduism, moral order, righteousness, religion. In Buddhism, the doctireve or law (Dharma), as revealed by the Buddha; also the correct conduct for each person according to his or her level of awareness.

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Vedas

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Ancient scriptures revered by Hindus

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Aryans

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The Indo-European pastoral invaders of many European and Middle Eastern agricultural cultures during the second millennium.

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Sanskrit

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The literary language of classic Hindu scriptures.

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shruti

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Referring to Hindu texts that are considered to have been divinely revealed rather than written by humans.

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rishis

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A Hindu sage

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Rig Veda

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Possibly the worlds oldest scripture, the foundation of Hinduism.

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devas

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In Hinduism, a deity

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Indra

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The old Vedic thunder god in the Hindu tradtion

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Agni

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The god of fire in Hinduism

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Soma

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An intoxicating drink used by early Hindu worshipers, associated with the deity Soma.

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Ushas

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hindu goddess of dawn

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reincarnation

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The transmigration of the sould into a new body after death of the old body.

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Upanishads

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The philosophical part of the Vedas in Hinduism, intended only for serious seekers.

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Brahman

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The impersonal Ultimate priciple in Hinduism

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karma

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In Hinduism and Buddhim, our actions and their effects on this life and lives to come.

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samsara

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The continual round of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism.

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moksha

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In Hinduism, liberation of the soul from illusion and suffering.

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brahmanic Hindu have what in common?

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1) All have deep roots in the Vedas and other scriptures but also in direct personal experiences of the tuth though meditation
2) All hold ethics to be central to orderly social life. They attribute suffering to the law of karma, thereby suggesting incentives to more ethical behavior
3) All hold that the ultimate cause of suffering is peoples ignorance of the Self, which is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresnet, perfect, and eternal

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Atman

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uIn Hinduism, the soul

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Avatar

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In Hinduism, the earthly incarnation of a diety.

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Brahmin

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A priest or member of the preistly caste in hinduism

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Caste

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Social class distinction on the basis of heredity or occupation.

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Darshan

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Visual contact with the divine though encounters with Hindu images or gurus.

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Devi

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A goddess, in Hindu tradition .

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Dharma

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Moral order, rightousness, relgions, In Buddhism, the doctrine or law.
Dharma for a guy is different from a woman.
* A way of life (how you interact with people)
Comes from the meaning to sustain
Dharma means religion in India.

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Durga

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The Great Goddess as destroyer of evil, and sometimes as sakti of Shiva

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Epic

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A long historic narrative

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Guru

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An enlightened spiritual teacher.

Is a teacher

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Kali

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Destroying and transforming Mother of the World, in Hinduism

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Krishna

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Kshatriya

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A member of the warrior or ruling caste in traditional Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Lakshmi

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The consort of Vshnu

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Lingfam

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A cylindrical stone or other similarly shaped natural or sclpted form, representing for Shaivite Hindus the unmanifest aspect of Shiva

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Mahabharata

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A long Hindu epic that includes the Bhagavad-Gita

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Mantra

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A sound or phrase changed to evoke the sound vibration of one aspect of creation or to praise a deity.

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Moksha

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In Hindusim, liberation of the sould from illusion and suffering.

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Prasad

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aIn Indian traditions, blessed food.

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Puja

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aHindu ritual worship

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Purana

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Hindu scriptures written to popularize the abstract tuths of the Vedas through stories about historical and legendary figures.

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Ramayana

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reincarnation

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The transmigration of the soul into a new body after death of the old body.

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Samsara

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The continual round of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism

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Sannyasin

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a renunciate spirtual seeker.

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Sanskrit

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The literary language of classic Hindu scriptures

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Shakta

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Worshiper of the female aspect of diety

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Shakti

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atrhew creative, active female aspect of Deity in Hinduism

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Shiva

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The supreme as lord of yogis, absolute consciousness, creator, preserver, and destroyer of the world, or the destroying aspect of the supreme.

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Shudra

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A member of the manual laborer caste in traditional Hinduism

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Untouchable

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The lowest caste in Brahmanic Hindu society

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Upanishads

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The philosophical part of the Vedas in Hindusim, intended only for serious seekers.

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Vaishnavite

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A Hindu devotee of Vishnu, particularly in his incarnation as Krishna.

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Shudra

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aA member of the manual laborer caste in traditional Hinduism

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Vaishya

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A member of the merchant and farmer caste in traditional Hinduism

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Vedas***

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Ancient scriptures revered by Hindus:

The rituals is all geared to maintaining the order of the world.

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Yoga

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Ancient techniques for spiritual realization, found in several Eastern religions.

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Rama***

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The most important reincarnation of one of the avatars to slay a deamon who has ten heads.