Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
64 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
sacred
|
the realm of the extraordinary and supernatural; the source of the univers and its values
|
|
|
profane
|
unimportant
|
|
|
symbol
|
a fairly concrete, ordinary and universal that can represend and help human beings experience something of greater complexity
|
|
|
myth
|
serve to crete the basic patters of order for those who believe them; orgin aka genisis; how the world was created; why there is suffereing
|
|
|
samsara
|
moment of liberation in south asian rel when humans experience "the ultimate reality" and find union w/it
|
|
|
ritual
|
occasions for individuals to renew their commitment to the community; beliefs enacted and made real thru ceremonies or festivals
|
|
|
ethics
|
rules abt human behavior; revealed from a supernatural realm; socially generated guidlines
|
|
|
agnosticism
|
"not know"; belief that god cannot be known
|
|
|
animism
|
"spirit"; "soul"; "life force"; common among oral rel that see nature filled with spirit(s)
|
|
|
atheism
|
"not god"; belief there is no god
|
|
|
dualism
|
belief that reality is made of spirit and matter; two gods (good vs evil) in confict
|
|
|
immanent
|
existing ad operating w/in nature
|
|
|
mnotheism
|
one god
|
|
|
omnipotent
|
unlimited authority
|
|
|
patheism
|
everything in the universe is divine
|
|
|
polytheism
|
many gods
|
|
|
transcendent
|
"climbing beyond"; beyond time and space
|
|
|
ahimsa
|
no harm/violence
|
|
|
ashrm
|
spiritual community
|
|
|
Atman
|
the spiritual essence of all indv humans;
innmermost, unseen Self, |
|
|
avatar
|
earthly embodiment of a diety
|
|
|
Bhagavad Gita
|
a rel work about Krishna
|
|
|
bhakti
|
devotion to a deity or guru
|
|
|
Brahma
|
god of creation
|
|
|
Brahman
|
the spiritual essence of the universe
|
|
|
brahmin
|
member of the priestly caste
|
|
|
caste
|
one of the mjaor social classes by hinduism
|
|
|
Devi
|
goddess; Great Mother
|
|
|
dhyana
|
meditation
|
|
|
Durga
|
"awe-inspiring"; "distant"; a mother goddess; form on Devi
|
|
|
guru
|
spiritual teacher
|
|
|
hatha yoga
|
the spitiual discipline of postures and bodily exercises
|
|
|
jnana yoga
|
the spiritual discipline of knowledge and insight
|
|
|
Kali
|
"dark"; form of Devi; ass w/destruction and rebirth
|
|
|
karam
|
moral law of cause/effect that determines the direction of rebirth
|
|
|
karma yoga
|
spiritual discpline of selfless action
|
|
|
Krishna
|
god ass w/divine playfulness; form of Vishnu
|
|
|
kundalini yoga
|
a form of raja yoga that envisions the indv energy as a foce that is capable of being raised from the center of the body to the head, produceing joy
|
|
|
mantra
|
short phrase chanted in meditation
|
|
|
maya
|
"illusion"; what keeps us from seeing reality correctly
|
|
|
moksha
|
"liberation" from: personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth; this is done byu seeking true knowledge
|
|
|
monism
|
philosophy: everything is one; god/universe are the same and universe = divine
|
|
|
puja
|
offerings and ritual in honor of a diety
|
|
|
raja yoga
|
royal discipline of meditation
|
|
|
Rama
|
god and mythical king; form of Vishnu
|
|
|
samadhi
|
state of complete inner peace resulting from meditation
|
|
|
samsara
|
everyday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth
|
|
|
sannyasin
|
wandering holy man
|
|
|
Shiva
|
god ass. w/destruction and rebirth
|
|
|
Trimurti
|
3 forms of the divine; the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
|
|
|
Upanishads
|
written mediations on the spiritual essence of the universe and the self
|
|
|
Vedas
|
4 collections of ancient prayers and rituals
|
|
|
Vishnu
|
god ass. w/preservation and love
|
|
|
yoga
|
spiritual discipline; a method for perfecting one's union w/the divine
|
|
|
religion means
|
latin: to tie back/again
|
|
|
what are the four vedas?
|
knowledge of early Indic relgion
|
|
|
what are the upanishads?
|
later work after the vedas. (literally "to sit near by");
emphasis on outward ritual performances |
|
|
shruti
|
new scrpitures
|
|
|
3 ways to salvation
|
devotion
works knowledge |
|
|
manu
|
duty of the vedas
|
|
|
four hindu classes
|
The mouth being the Brahmin, the arms being the warriors, the thighs being the people, and the feet being the servants
|
|
|
henotheism
|
temporary elvation of one of mony gods to the hghest rank that can be accorded
|
|
|
jati
|
subcaste; social netweork for employment; rural areas
|
|
|
mahabharata
|
the sons of Pandu conquered their cousins w/the help of krishna
|
