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27 Cards in this Set
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Shruti
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Reveled scriptures from the gods to the hindus
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Smriti
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Remembered scriptures from people of the Hindu's time
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Rig-Veda
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stories of the gods
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Atharva-Veda
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charms and spells for use by ordinary people
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Yajur-Veda
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litanies and prayers used in devotions
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Sama-Veda
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chants used by priests in soma sacrifices
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People who branched out from the Brahmins and Vedas
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Hindu's Upandish
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The Upanishads seek a sacrifice of psychological aspects to...
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Unite the Atman in humans with Brahman, the absolute of the universe
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Caste
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the particular social standing into which one is born, according to one’s karma in prior lives
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Law of Karma
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the Hindu principle that thoughts and deeds are followed by deserved pleasure or pain, we reap what we sow
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Samsara
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the Hindu concept of the wheel of rebirth that turns forever, meaning that souls are reborn until they reach perfection
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Brahmin
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the Hindu caste of priests and teachers
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Shudra/Untouchable
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the fourth Hindu caste of laborers
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Vaishatriya
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the third Hindu caste of merchants and artisans
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Kshatriya
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the Hindu caste of rulers, warriors, and administrators
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Mitra
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the god of contracts or agreements
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Varuna
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the god of truth
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Agni
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the god of fire
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Soma
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the sacred drink
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Kali
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Fierce Goddess Who Destroys Forces of Evil
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Advaita Vedanta
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Hindu philosophy accepts that appearances are not ultimate reality, and that ignorance, that avidya keeps individuals from seeing
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Sankhya
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Hindu philosophy frees souls from bondage to matter
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Yoga philosophy
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liberates the soul from the body
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Purva-Mimamsa
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emphasizes literal truth and duty
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Vaisheshika philosophy
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studies the external world and understands it in terms of atoms
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Nyaya philosophy
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focuses on intellectual analysis and logic
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Indra
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warrior god who slays demons and protects human beings and gods
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