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History 02 Midterm Indian Religions: Hinduism
History 02 Midterm Indian Religions: Hinduism
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400 BCE
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When Hinduism Started
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Hinduism
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Religion with the goal of escaping Samsara
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Upanishads
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Taught/Introduced the Way of Wisdom
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Moksha
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Escaping Samsara
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Samsara
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The cycle of reincarnation, the illusory universe.
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Dharma:
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One's place in the universe, one's true destiny. The moral law, and Hindu teachings.
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Way of Withdrawl
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Asceticism and meditation on the Vedas, with no accumulated bad karma
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Way of Wisdom
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Realizing that you are a part of the universe, by reading the Upanishads, which allows you to be released from Samsara, and become one with the universe
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Way of Works
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You work your way through the caste system, until you are re-incarnated as a male Brahman, and are released from Samsara
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Atman
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Divine that is within you
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