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Hinduism and Buddhism
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Religious Studies
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09/23/2009

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Where are the Aryans from?
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Asia Minor (Turkey and Greece)
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What religion is the Aryan religion similar to?
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Similar to the Greek and Roman gods
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What is the ancient language of India
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Sanskrit
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What are the Vedas
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Ancient scripture from the Vedic Age of India, beginning of Hinduism 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
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How did the Aryans get into India
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Khyber pass
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Dyaus Pitr
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Vedic God "Shining Father", Roman god Jupiter or Greek god Zeus Pater (relation)
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Indra
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Vedic God of Storm and War
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Agni
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Vedic God of fire
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Ushas
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Vedic God of Dawn and Renewal, Female
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Rudra and Marut
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Vedic Wind and Stom Gods (father and son)
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Varuna
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Vedic God of Sky and Justice
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Vishnu
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Vedic God of Cosmic Order
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Surya
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Vedic Major Sun God
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Soma
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Vedic God of altered states and expanded consciousness through a psychedelic mushroom drink (immortality)
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Yama
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Vedic God of Afterlife
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Vedic Worship
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Fire alter sacrifices and priestly chants memorized and passed down
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Books of the Vedas
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Rig Veda (hymns) Yajur Veda (ceremony) Sama Veda (chants) Atharva Veda (knowledge from the teacher (Atharva))
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Population of Hindus (modern day)
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800 million 3rd largest
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How do you become a Hindu?
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You must be born a Hindu
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Hindu name derived from
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Sindhu
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Dravidians
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Original inhabitants of India Cities: Mohanjo-Daro and Harappa
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Soma drink
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immortality drink (amarat)
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3 realms of gods
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Celestial, Atmospheric, and Terrestrial
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Upanishads
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500 BCE "sit under a tree with guru" 128 books and chapters by different people and different times that emphasize meditations, fasting, silence, and avoidance of sex
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Caste Order
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Brahmins, Chatitryas, Vaishyas, Shudras
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Brahmins
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"mouth" priestly class
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Chatitryas
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"arms" rulers and kinds, soldier class
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Vaishyas
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"thighs" traders, farmers, and servers
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Shudras
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"feet" manual laborers (parayas: untouchables) (Chandlas: illegit children)
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Parayas
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untouchables
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Chandlas
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illegit children
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Brahman
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Infinite, eternal, unchanging, pure (main god from which all others are incarnate of)
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Atman
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Self, soul, conciousness, eternal, unchanging, unborn, undying
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Moksh and Peace
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highest goal for Hindus, Atman becomes one with Brahman and released from the cycle of life and death
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Reincarnation
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Being born over and over until Moksha
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Maya
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Illusion, referring to the empirical world of sense perception and though
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Dharma
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physical and moral order created by Brahman
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Karma
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doing good deeds according to Dharma
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Yoga:
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union with God
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Karma Yoga
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doing good deeds without expecting rewards
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Jnana Yoga
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Knowing Brahman as different from Maya
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Bhakti Yoga
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concentration only on Brahman, becoming indifferent to anything
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4 stages of life
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student life, household life, forest life, and sayasin
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student life
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age 7, leave home and study
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household life
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age 14 to 40, marriage, family, living
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forest life
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age 40+, devoted to Brahmin, live in forest
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Sayasin
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complete devotion, freed from worldly possessions, freed from social responsibility
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Bhagavad Gita
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Most sacred book, 18 chapters of Mahabhrata "songs of god". Explains all gods are incarnations of Brahman
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Bhagavad Gita Story
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Arjuna and Krishna (incarnation of Vishnu) main characters. Arjuna is a prince and is in conflict and Krishna advises him to fight his friends.
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Brahma
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Creator
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Vishnu
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Preserver
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Shiva
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Destroyer
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Hindu daily life
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Pujas (worship), offerings, Japa, and Tapa
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Sects of Hinduism
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Vishnuites and Shivaites
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Aum (om)
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brahman, vishnu, and shiva
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symbol of india
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cow
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lotus position
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meditation
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Rishis
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priest
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Water (hindu)
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pure
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Dancing Shiva
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Balance
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Buddha's birth
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Born into 2nd caste (soldier)
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Buddha's beliefs about Hinduism
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Believed Hinduism had too many gods, was too ritualistic, too much focus on castes, and had too much emphasis on sacrifice
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Similarities between Buddhism and Hinduism
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Karma, Reincarnation, Ahinsa, Nirvana(moksha)
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Differences between Hinduism and Buddhism
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No gods in Buddhism, No castes in Buddhism, and Anatta (similar to Atman) is changing unlike Atman
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Buddha's full name
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Siddhartha (overcome birth and death) Guatama (good soul) Buddha (awake and found wisdom)
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Buddha's father
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king of Nepal
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Buddha's walk in life
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age 19, married. age 25 leaves home to meditate and fast and austerity. age 35 while sitting under a Banyan tree, he achieves wisdom
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4 Nobel Truths
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life/existence is suffering (dukkha), suffering is caused by desire (tishna), Desire must be overcome, desire is overcome by joining monastic life (sanga)
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how to become Buddhist
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3 jewels, I take refuge in Buddha, refuge in Dharma, refuge in Sanga
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Eightfold Path (middle path)
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right understanding, right intention, right speech, right action, right work, right effort, right meditation, right contemplation
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Pitakas
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Buddhist sacred text (baskets) written 300 years after the death of buddha
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Buddha's death
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poisonous food
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Buddha's views on women
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would not allow them into Sanga
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Satta Pitaka
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sayings of Buddha
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Vinaya Pitaka
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rules and regulations of monastic life
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Abhidhamma Pitaka
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Metaphysical and philosophical doctrines
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Monks
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clean shaven, one cloth (orange and white), barefoot
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Hinayana or Theravada Sect
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Nirvana achieved by joining Sanga, Buddha was a human, become Arhat (perfect), Satta
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Mahayana Sect
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help others who are in Sanga is sharing compassion for others (karma), Buddha is divine being, divine nature (trikaya everything has divine cosmic buddha), goal is to become a boddhisatva
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Boddhisavtva
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helper who follows the footsteps of Buddha, refuses to enter Nirvana
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Vajryana Sect
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employs esoteric practices such as chants and rituals to gain super natural powers, lamas (teachers)
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Zen Buddhism
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Mahayana school of thought, tea ceremonies, haiku poems, flower arrangements
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zazen
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meditation
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three marks of reality
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change "everything is in flux" (Anata), Soul will change, our existence is dis-eased and discontent
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achieved by 5 skhandalas (desires)
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over come sense perception, thought, consciousness, desire, greed
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