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35 Cards in this Set
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Arati |
Worship with light. Waving lamp in front of deity. |
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Atman |
The soul (eternal self) that is successively reincarnated until released from Samsara through Moksha. |
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Avatar |
A descent of God to earth in a physical form with specific goal of aiding the world. |
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Bhakti Marga |
The path of devotion. |
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Brahman |
"Expansive" Supreme, Unitary reality, the ground of al being. Supreme God. |
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Brahim |
A member of the priestly class or caste system. |
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Dalit |
"Opressed" People who had been classified as untouchables or outcastes. |
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Darshan |
"To see" Worship through seeing and being seen by a deity in the presence of its image. |
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Dharma |
Duty, righteousness. Basis for living in a way that upholds cosmic and social order. |
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Hindutva |
"Hinduness" Modern term that encompasses the ideology of Hindu nationalism. |
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Jati |
"Birth group" One of thousands of endogamous groups or subcastes each equal in social and ritual status. |
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Jnana Marga |
The path if knowledge. |
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Karma |
"Action" Also the consequence of action. |
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Karma Marga |
The path of ethical and ritual works or action. |
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Kshatriya |
A member of the warrior and administrator class of the caste system. |
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Mantra |
A ritual formula recited to produce a spiritual effect. |
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Maya |
"Magic or Illusion" The magical power the gods used to create this world. Illusion that veils the mind. |
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Moksha |
"Release" Liberation, the final release from Samsara. |
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OM |
The primordial sound through which the universe is manifested. |
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Puja |
"Worship" Usually the offering before an image of the deity of fruit or flowers. |
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Purana |
"Ancient" A compendium of myth, usually with a sectarian emphasis. |
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Samsara |
The continuing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Also this worldly realm in which the cycle recurs. |
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Sannyasi |
Renouncer in the fourth stage of life. |
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Shaiva |
A devotee of Shiva. |
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Shakta |
A devotee of the Goddess Devi. |
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Shruti |
"That which is heard" Term denoting the category of Vedic literature accepted by orthodox Hindus as revealed truth. |
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Shudra |
A member of the servant class caste system. |
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Smriti |
"Tradition" Term denoting the vast category of Hindu sacred texts that is not Shruti. |
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Upanishad |
"Sitting down near a teacher" A philosophical text from the later period of Vedic literature, also called Vedanta. |
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Vaishnava |
A devotee of Vishnu and his avatars. |
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Vaishya |
A member of the producer (farmer or merchant) class or caste system |
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Varna |
"Color" Caste or class, the four main classes from the basis of the traditional hierarchical organization of Hindu society. |
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Vedas |
"Knowledge" All Vedic literature or four ancient collections of hymns and other religious material. |
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Vedanta |
Synonym for Upanished, prominent Hindu philosophical school. |
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Yoga |
Uniting self with God. |
