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29 Cards in this Set
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Vedas |
Knowledge or wisdom; Scriptures of the Hindus |
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Dravidians |
The first dark skin inhabitants of India;agriculturalists |
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Aryans |
Light skinned Indo- Europeans who later inhabited India driving the Dravidians out; herders/nomads |
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Vama |
Color associated with caste |
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Caste |
The permanent social group into which a person is born and which determines one's social and religious obligations |
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Shruti |
Hindu sacred writings such as the Vedas, based on "heard", or revealed, knowlege |
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Brahmanas |
Commentaries and manuals instructing priests or "explanations of sacrifices" |
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Aranyakas |
Shruti- interpreting ritual of the Vedas for ascetics living in the forest or "forest treatises" |
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Upanishads |
"Sitting near teachers" the last of the Vedas |
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Vedanta |
The "end of the Vedas". Schools of philosophy founded on teachings of Upanishads. |
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Agamas |
Scriptures from tradition that divide according to deity |
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Smriti |
Writings based on what human authors "remembered" of revelations to Hindus; less authoritative than revealed scriptures |
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Manu |
the first man |
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Mababharata |
Epic poem featuring activities of the god Krishna |
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Ramayana |
An epic of the ideal man, Rama, and the ideal women, Sita |
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Brahmin |
The name of the highest, priestly caste |
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Purusha |
Primal spirit, or soul of an individual |
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Agni |
Fire used in sacrifice; the Vedic god of fire |
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Indra |
A god of the Rig-Veda; the creator and ruler of the universe |
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Soma |
The Hindu deity of a plant that is intoxicating |
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Varuna |
Rig-Veda god of the high-arched sky |
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Rita |
The Hindu god of order and principles |
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Mitra |
A deity of the Vedas; a god of faithfulness and promise-keeping |
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Brahman |
The name of the highest deity, the Absolute. |
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Atman |
The essence of Brahman that is present in individuals; the universal itself |
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Maya |
Appearance or illusion; power of creation |
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Guru |
A hindu teacher of religious duties; represents the divine in human form to a student |
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prakriti |
matter, as opposed to purusha, spirit. |
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Moksha |
The release of the soul from a cycle of rebirths; one of the four goals of life for Hindus |
