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WORLD RELIGIONS MID TERM
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/05/2011

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Term
Theism
Definition
belief in a higher power
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Atheism
Definition
Belief that there is no god
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Agnosticism
Definition
Belief that god cannot be proven or disproven
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Polytheism
Definition
Belief in multiple gods
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Monotheism
Definition
belief in a single god
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Monism
Definition
belief that all phenomena can be explained by one philosophy
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Animism
Definition
belief that all natural objects are inhabited by spirits
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Monotheism
Definition
belief in a single god
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Arya-Dharma
Definition
Aryan code of righteousness
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Rishis
Definition
Divinely inspired poet or sage; saint
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Smriti
Definition
laws and rules of dharma, particularly to those of lawful virtuous persons
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Dharma Sutras
Definition
Earliest manuals of Hindu Law
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Puranas
Definition
collection of myth and legends
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Samhitas
Definition
Collection of devotional hymns in Sanskrit, one of the four vedas
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Brahmanas
Definition
Mythology, philosophy, and rituals of the Vedas
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Aranyakas
Definition
of the forest; discusses philosophy and sacrifice
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Upanishads
Definition
deals with humanity in relation to the universe
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Samsara
Definition
Cycle of birth, life, death and reincarnation
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Moksha
Definition
freedom from the endless cycle into eternal bliss
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Yoga Sutras
Definition
Hindu scriptures that are basic texts of yoga
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Atman
Definition
individual soul or essence
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Brahman
Definition
one supreme, universal, and original spirit
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Karma
Definition
law that a person's past actions affect their futuristic fate
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Advaita
Definition
Vedantic doctrine that identifies self with the grounds of reality
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Vishishtadvaita
Definition
Hindu school of philosophy
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Dvaita
Definition
School of vendetta
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Bhakti
Definition
Devotional worshipping to one entity, usually Vishnu
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