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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the agricultural allegory of marriage symbolism that comes out of the world of the Upanishads |
women=field: in which the seed grows and develops man=seed |
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What does the term Brahmacarin mean? Is it gendered? |
Brahmacarin: a term that is gendered male, referring to an ascetic— both someone who is in a temporary state of asceticism and permanent ascetics. It really refers to celibacy when professional ascetics use the word brahmacarin it usually indicates a life-long form of celibacy (permanent) |
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What does the term grhasthin mean? |
Grhasthin: another phase of life that is the householding phase— someone who has a home. One moves from being a brahmacarin to a grhasthin. This idea can also be temporary (ex. at the end of a man’s life if he wants to become an ascetic again he can) |
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What is the term for a phase of life that is the householding phase— someone who has a home |
Grhasthin |
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What is the term referring to an ascetic— both someone who is in a temporary state of asceticism and permanent ascetics. It also refers to celibacy |
Brahmacarin |
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What does the term samskara mean? |
literally means “refinement”, something that is beautiful and has a kind of value— this is conducive to goodness Samskaras are life-cycle rituals that make people (usually upper-caste males) better and more complete as human beings |
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What is the term for a life cycle ritual? |
Samskaras |
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What does the term Ghandharva mean? |
a marriage of choice, refers to beings who are called Gandharva (celestial musicians who have sexual relations with whoever they want). They have wings, and fly from place to place having sex with whoever they want |
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What is the term to describe a marriage of choice? |
Ghandharva |
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What is the term Kanyadana? |
Giving the daughter away to her new family |
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What is the term for the act of giving one's daughter away to her new family? |
Kanyadana |
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What is the bride price called? |
kanyasulkam |
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What is the term kanyasulkam? |
The bride price |
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What does saptapadi mean? |
means “seven steps” in which the husband and wife usually walk together |
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What is the term for the “seven steps” in which the husband and wife usually walk together |
Saptapadi |
