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| A term for scriptures in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism; any of the Tantric writings. |
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| The god of fire, one of the three chief divinites of the Vedas. fire used in sacrifice. |
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| One of a class of the Vedic texts that, together with the Upanishads, make up the closing portions of the Brahmanas. |
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| A member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European. |
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| The principle of life; the individual self, known after enlightenment to be identical with Brahman. |
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| the sprititual practice of fostering loving devotion (bhakti) to a personal form of God. |
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| "the Creator", the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. |
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| A member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. |
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| Commentaries and manuals instructing priests in rites associated with Vedas. |
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| In Hinduism, the name of he highest, preistly caste. After the Aryans were settled in India, the priests became more important than the warriors of the Kshatriya caste. |
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| A Hindu teacher of religious duties. For a student the guru represents the divine in human form. "teacher". anyone who dispels ignorance. |
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| A god of the Rig-Veda. The creator and ruler of the universe. Diety of hymns, monsoons, and storms. slays demons, warrior. |
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| Jnana means the knowledge or wisdom. Jnana yoga, the Hindu path of release based on intellectual knowledge, appeals to people who emphasize rational understanding of religious beliefs. |
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| In hinduism, a long period of the created world. When one period endes, a new one begins with another creation. |
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| The law that a person's thoughts and deeds are followed eventually by deserved or pain. It is an explanation for caste. |
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| An incarnation of Vishnu, who is also the chariot driver of the warrior Arjuna of the Bhagavad Gita. |
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| great seer who received direct revelations of truth from GOd, which were compiled in Vedas. Secen- sprung from mind of Brahma. |
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Permanent social groups in which a person is born and which determines one's social and religious obligations.
Priest (brahmins), warrior (kshatriyas), agriculturalists (vaishyas), subdued people (shudras) |
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| The principle in Hinduism that a person's thoughts and deeds are followed eventually by deserved pleasure or pain. |
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| A Hindu code of conduct compiled about 200 BC to 200 CE. Law of social classes- discourse of Manu to some Rishis. |
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| Epic poem featuring activities of the god Krishna. |
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| Appearance or illusion; power of creation. |
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| In Hinduism, the release of the soul from a cycle of rebirths; one of the four goals of life for Hindus. release of Atman from body to join Brahman. |
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| Brahman as he is in himself, beyond attributes |
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| Path to salvation by disciplining the mind and body. |
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| "ancient lore" treatises or the dieties of popular Hinduism. |
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| an epic of the ideal man, Rama, and Sita, the ideal woman. |
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| A belief that a soul that has left the body can, after a period of time, return in the body of a newborn child. |
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| The Hindu god of order and principles. |
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| Brahman as he is known WITH his attributes; has person like qualities. |
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| The deepest level of meditation; concentration that unifies. |
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| the wheel of rebirth that turns forever- souls reborn until they reach perfection. world is a distraction. |
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| the sacraments or rites by which a Hindu is fully integrated into the community. also- tendencies existing in the unconscious as a result of one's actions (including previous lives). |
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| the Auspicious. Ultimate Lord; the destroyer. dissolves to re-create unity and so is the quintessential recycler. |
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| Hindu sacred writings, such as the Vedas, based on heard and reavealed knowledge. "that which has been heard" |
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| Those of the fourth caste, the caste of laborers. Not permitted even to hear the reading of the Vedas. |
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| Hindu diety of a plant that is intoxicating. In the vedas, used in worship. |
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| writings based on what human authors remembered of revelations to HIndus; less authoritative than revealed scriptures. "that which has been remembered" |
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| religious treaties for developing latent powers in peson. dialogues between Shiva and Shakati |
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| the initiation rite indicating that a boy is a twice born person |
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| "Sitting near teachers"- the last Vedas. |
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| color once associated with caste |
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| the Rig-Veda god of the high arched sky. principle force of the universe- Rita. |
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| the "end of the Vedas". schools of philosophy founded on the teachings of the Upanishads. |
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| the supreme lord; the preserver. associated with preservation and divine love. |
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| any one of the four stages of life for Hindus; the same owrd, which originally meant a training school for brahmans, now also refers to any place where people gather for spitiual instruction and mediation |
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| "Song of the Lord or Blessed One"- the most important and influential religious text of India, contains teachings on yogas, gunas, and basics of Vedanta. |
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| Oldest of the four Vedas, mostly creation hymns and hymns to Indra, Agni, Soma. to be chanted at sacrifices. |
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| to "sustain or uphold"- combo of moral/ethical law, duties, and obligations that connect one to social position. |
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| faith, loyalty. agreement or contract. |
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| three attributes or qualities that characterize all objects and activities. peace, activity, inertia. forces that reveal, project onto, or cover up reality. |
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| "Lord of the Universe"- superimposition of a personal identity on Brahman so mind can conceptualize it. esp. Vishnu and Shiva |
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| holy words or sounds as prayer. "Om" or "Om Namo Narayanaya" |
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| "to arrive at the goal"- pursuit of spiritual enlightenment through any of a number of disciplines. |
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| final stage of life when one renounces all possessions, including home in order to acheive profound spiritual realization. |
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1- student. go live with guru for some years.
2-householder. forms family, finds job.
3- retirement. some withdraw to secluded area.
4- rejection of life, search for moksha. |
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| "knowledge given by Atharva" |
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mantras- hymns
brahmanas- instruction for sacrifice
aranyakas- forest treatises
upanishads- philosophical material |
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| "name and form"- explains everything. |
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| atman(true inner self)=brahman(truth, God, reality). |
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| primordial sound of the universe |
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| 2nd philosophical formula |
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| samsara (to walk across) through karma with the hope of moksha(breaking free from cycle)! |
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