Asian Religions Flashcards
(35 cards)
the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion
The Vedas
The Hindu creator god. He rose to importance in India’s late Vedic Age, after the decline of the deities Surya, Indra, and Agni. Brahma’s temple at Pushkara was the beginning point for pilgrimages.
Brahma
the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual. It’s the persons soul
Atman
release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma
Moksha
in Indian philosophy, the central conception of metempsychosis: the soul, finding itself awash in the “sea of ____,”. It is the material world.
Samsara
A concept common to Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. It is generally seen as a moral cause and effect in which a force of good or bad created by one’s mental and physical actions determines one’s destiny in a future life.
Karma
An elusive notion that refers to the way of nature, the underlying and unchanging principal of that governs all natural phenomena
Dao
The honoring of one’s ancestors and parents.
Filial piety
freedom of rebirth
Nirvana
To be split into 2. India was ___ when Gandhi decided to create a two state solution for rivalry between religions.
Partitioned
A particular type of soil in Yellow river. It appears in small crystals of soil.
Loess
A type of farming with levels that cause the water to cascade down. It is how mountain regions are made livable.
Terrace farming
A group of people; herders; migrated to India
Aryan
When the Aryans migrated from south of Caucasus mountains through Iran and probably went through Khyber Pass. People used to think it was a conquest, not anymore.
The Aryan Migration
deviation from accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs
Heterodoxy
authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice
Orthodoxy
ancient texts from India that were composed orally in Sanskrit between about 700 B.C.E. and 300 B.C.E. There are thirteen major _____, many of which were likely composed by multiple authors and are of a variety of styles.
Upanishads
the idea that only one supreme being exists.
Monism
: translated: “uninterrupted series,” “continuation,” or “succession.” An alternative name for this is “guru-shishya”, this, in general, translates to “succession from guru to disciple.
Parampara
Spiritual teachers (teach Chelas)
Gurus
like a student to guru. Bond between gurus and ___ is strong.
Chelas
your soul being “reborn”
Reincarnation
your duty
Dharma
respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others.
Ahimsa
