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Hinduism
Hinduism
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03/27/2007

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Samsara
Definition
cycle of death and rebirth
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Karma
Definition
moral order that determines what you will become in the next life
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Moksha
Definition
want to get out of cycle of death/rebirth (liberation)

-want to liberate you from everything holding you down to earth.
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Brahman
Definition
being behind everything
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atman
Definition
eternal self/soul (point of us that is connected to Brahman)
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Brahma
Definition
creator
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vishnu
Definition
perserver (preserves life)
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shiva
Definition
destroyer (destroys life/hunter)
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path of desire
Definition
what we're concerned with
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path of renunciation
Definition
purifying desires
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stages of life
Definition
see life unfolding in two paths (desire, renunciation)

-householder, student, retired, sannyasin
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sannyasin
Definition
wandering man
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reincarnation
Definition
transmigration of the soul
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dalit
Definition
untouchables (considered inhuman)
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caste system
Definition
level of lifestyle that you are born into
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yoga
Definition
form of liberation
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Vedas (scripture)
Definition
creation stories
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Upanishads (scriptures)
Definition
philosophical
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Bhagavad Gita (scriptures)
Definition
eternal soul
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Theravada
Definition
School of Buddhism closest to original teachings of Buddha
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Zen
Definition
later form of Buddhism that favors a more intuitive approach to reality
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Karma
Definition
Buddhist principle of moral order

action...consequences
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sutra
Definition
scriptures of the Buddhist tradition
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Bodhisattva
Definition
semi divine being
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Tibetan
Definition
form of Buddhism emphasizing spirits and rituals
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NIrvana
Definition
experience of englightenment (when craving is gone)
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mantra
Definition
short meditation prayer
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Mahayana
Definition
main branch of Buddhism that looks at Buddha as semi-divine
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annata
Definition
no soul
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Four Noble Truths
Definition
1. life has suffering
2.suffering is a result of craving
3.there is a cure for suffering
4.the cure is the Eightfold path
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Eightfold path
Definition
cure for suffering
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Three marks of existence
Definition
1.dukkha (suffering)
2.annata (no soul)
3.annica(impermanence)
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