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40 Cards in this Set
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agni
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God of fire in the Vedas, who transmutes sacrificial offerings into food for the gods
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aryan
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the european tribes that settled in india in the second millenium BC
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Atman
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"Soul", the divine essence of every individual
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avidya
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"ignorance", the biggest reason we can't get out of Samsara
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Bhagavad-Gita
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"Song of God" a section of the epic Mahabharata that describes the ethical dilemma of Arjuna, who is torn between the demands of karma and dharma
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Bhakti
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selfless devotion to God
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Brahman
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the ultimate reality described in the Upanishads
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Brahmin
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the priestly caste of tradtional hinduism
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Deva
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the gods of hinduism
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Devi
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The Goddess, who manifests in various female forms
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Dharma
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"Duty", "Law" the occuptional, social, and religious roles required of individuals as a result of their places in society
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Dravidian
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Term coined by Western scholars for the indigenous inhabitants of India who were displaced and conquered by the Aryans
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Harijan
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"Children of God" Ghandi's term for the untouchables who were outside the caste system
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Hindu
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Adherent of Hinduism
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Indra
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King of the Gods in the Vedic stories, and the paradigmatic warrior
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Karma
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"Actions" which bring about concordant results
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Kshatriya
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Caste whose members were traditionally warriors and rulers
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Loka-samgraha
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"Upholding the world" the goal of the sacrifices enjoined by the Vedas
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Maya
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"Magic" the creative power of Brahman that manifests as the phenomena of the world
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Moksha
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Release from the samsara
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ramayana
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Epic story of the heroic deeds of Rama, believed by tradition to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu
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Rishi
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"seers" who revealed the Vedas
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Rita
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Cosmic order which is maintained by the gods
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Samnyasin
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One who recounces the world in pursuit of Moksha
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Samsara
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"Cyclic Existence" the beginningless cycle of birth, death and rebirth in which ignorant beings are trapped
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Sanatana-dharma
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Universal Truth, a term for hinduism, implying that it is able to embrace the limited "truths" of other religions and philosophies
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Shankara
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Most influential of traditional commentators on the Upanishads
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Shiva
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God who exemplifies yogic practice, destroyer of would at the end of this cosmic cycle
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Shudra
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The caste whose traditional duty was to serve the castes above them
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Upanishads
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Mystical tects that speculate on the nature of human existence and the ultimate reality
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Vaishya
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Caste whose members traditionally were merchants and artisans
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Varna
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For main social groupings of traditional indian society. Castes.
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Veda
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The four early sacred texts of Hinduism which describe the gods and rituals connected with them
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Vedanta
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tradition of commentary on the Upanishads
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Vishnu
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God whose traditional role to to protect dharma
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yoga
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system of meditative cultivation involving physical and mental discipline
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Four Vedas
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Sama Yajur Atharva |
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Four Sections of a Veda
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Samhitas: hymns
Brahmanas: ritual instructions Aranyakas: instructions for forest dwellers. Mystical aesthetic texts Upanishads: newest and most highly philosophical. Strongly monistic and allegorized. -called vedanta: indicated their superiority |
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jiva
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lowest point in cycle of samsara, unchanging self
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mahatma
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one who renouces the world
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