Philosophy Midterm

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metaphysics

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time, God, reality, soul

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ethics

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morals, values right vs wrong

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Epistemology

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knowledge- orgin, limits, contents

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aesthetics

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beauty and art

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logic

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proper reasoning

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argument

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a set of statements which purport to demonstrate a given statement is true

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etiology

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the study of causation

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theism

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belief in the existence of a god or gods

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soma

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god and plant , known for bearing immortality

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agni

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fire god

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avatar

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the representation of god within a human

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daeva

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deities

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indo-europeans

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invaded Indus valley, brought with them horses and chariots

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darsana

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school of thought

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sruti

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most ancient religious texts, the unquestionable word of God

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smrti

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that which is not sruti

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guru

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spiritual master

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brahmin

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priest

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kshatriya

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warrior

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arjuna

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warrior in the Bhagavad Gita

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Krishna

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the avatar in the bhagavad-gita

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Bhagavad-Gita

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song of the Lord

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sutra

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a rule or saying in sanskrit

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itihasa

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history;epic poems

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sati

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widow sacrificing herself

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trimurti

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the Hindu trinity

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dalit

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the untouchables

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the sramanas

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janism, carvakas,Buddhism

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ishta devata

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ones personal deity of choice

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yogi

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yoga masters

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sanskrit

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language of sacred texts

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varna

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color in Sanskrit

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brahman

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everything in existence

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dharma

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duties

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ashram

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religious retreat

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atman

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your true self

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samadhi

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deep meditation

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puja

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the act of worship

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rita

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natural law/cosmic order which governs the universe

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bhakti

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devotional yoga

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samsara

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the cycle of life/death/rebirth

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karma

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actions

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Tantra

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"to weave" opposing forces binding together in the souls chakras

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kundalini

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form of yoga, linked to the serpent and chakras

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maya

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the illusion of reality, false thinking

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moksha

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liberation, no longer goes through samsara

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astika

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orthidox

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vedanta

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focuses on the vedas

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advaita

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sub school of Vedanta

non-dual

knowledge brings liberation

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vishishtadvaita

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atman is part if Brahman, not equal

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monism

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"oneness"

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apurva

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the connection between cause and effect

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adharma

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demerit, against the law

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abhava

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absence

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arthapatti

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presumption

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vaisesika

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believed in atoms

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kanada

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"atom-eater" priest who founded atomic theory

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padartha

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categories that everything can be put into

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guna

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three qualities (samkhya)

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tattva

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truths of samkhya (25)

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yoga

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to yolk, unite soul and body

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patanjali

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wrote the yoga sutra

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isvara

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controller/lord/god

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hatha

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physical movements in yoga

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chakra

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"wheel" power center in the soul

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samkhya

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attempts to rely on logic and reason

sister darshana to yoga

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prakriti

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primordial matter

feminine

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purusa

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masculine

consciousness

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nyaya

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the science of reasoning

created a system of debate

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pramana

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path to knowledge

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anumana

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inference

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sabda

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testimony

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upamana

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comparison

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pratsakysha

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perception

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nastika

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unorthidox

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arhat

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worthy ones

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tirthankara

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ford finders

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jiva

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soul

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ajiva

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matter

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karma (Jainism)

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nerds rope

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sallekhana

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suicide by fasting

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tapas

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total austerity

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kevala

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perfect knowledge

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mahaveria

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24th arhat

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ahimsa

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nonviolence

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naya

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point of view

only partial knowledge

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anekantavada

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7 blind men and elephant

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saptabhangi

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the seven standpoints