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Hindu Practices Flashcards

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What is a quote that represents moksha

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‘When a man knows; God he is free’

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What is a quote that shows how Gods aspect is chosen by the devotee

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‘It is the love of the devotee that freezes…’

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What is the appearance of the temple designed to represent

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create a type of heaven where worshippers can be still and find the truth inside of themselves; antaryami

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What does diva symbolise

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darkness to light, ignorance to darkness

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What might a worshipper do in a Mandir

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  • Offer gifts
  • Circumambulation around the deity
  • Puja
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Meaning of Puja and examples

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giving respect, offerings of flowers or money

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Meaning of Arati and examples

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an offering of light, ghee flame handed on the tray so worshippers can pass a hand over the flame and touch their eyes

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Meaning of Darshan and examples

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viewing with respect, greet deity with honour in return for blessings

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Meaning of Havan and examples

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a fire sacrifice to the fire God Agni, symbolic of sacrifice

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What 2 important prayers are repeated during puja

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Gayatri Mantra and Arti Prayer

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Why is the Gayatri Mantra

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oldest of divine hymns and believed to dispel all negative tendencies and awaken the atman

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why and what do Hindus do for Lakshmi

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-Rangoli pattern left outside door so she brings prosperity to the new year

goddess of wealth

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What do lights symbolize in Diwali

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  • Victory of light over darkness

- Rama and Sita coming home

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What happens during Holi

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  • Bonfires

- throw colour at each other like Lord Krishna

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Why is there a bonfire for Holi

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to celebrate the good devoted Prahlada over the evil sister Holika`

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Why are cows a focus of worship in Hinduism

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  • cows are a symbol of the ever providing earth

- Krishna was a cow herder and one of his names Govinda means ‘one who brings satisfaction to Cows’

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Why is the Banyan Tree a focus of worship in Hinduism

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  • Represents the Trimurti
  • Resting place for Lord Krishna

‘of all trees, I am the Banyan Trees’ Bhagavad Gita

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Why is the Himalayas a focus of worship for Hindus

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’ of all the immovable things I am the mighty Himalayas’- Bhagavad Gita
The Himalayas referred to as devatama
The divine source of the sacred rivers like Ganga and Hindus

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How doe a murti help Hindu worship, God

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  • Show devotion by feeding, washing and dressing it

- See beyond material and see the divine spirit in it

20
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What is a quote to show why murtis are preferred?

from Bhagavad Gita

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’ worship of the unmanifested is exceedingly difficult for embodied being’

Bhagavad Gita

21
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What must a guru be

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  • well versed
  • overcome all human desires
  • be sincere and honest
22
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What is a quote to show how Gurus help people reach moksha

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’ the pearl is found in the oyster and the oyster is in the sea. The diver brings it up. No one else has the power to do this.’

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What are the 4 paths of Yoga

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Bhakti yoga - path of love
Karma yoga- path of selfless action
Jnana yoga- path of knowledge
Astanga yoga- path of meditation

24
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What does Karma Yoga consist of

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to do good things and free the soul from selfish desires

e.g. giving to charity, cleaning up for environment

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What does Jnana Yoga consist of

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give up on worldly pleasures to focus on the mind and the nonpersonal nature of God
e.g. believing human divisions are Maya and make no differenced

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What does Astanga Yoga consist of

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Focus on finding God within the heart through intense meditation

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What does Bhakti Yoga consist of

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focuses on loving service and worship of a personal God

e.g. meditating before an image of rama and Krishna each day

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Why do People go to Varanasi

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In order to purify themselves by bathing in the River Ganges

To perform a funeral procession and scatter ashes in the Ganges

29
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Why is the River Ganges special

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It is purifying water and flows from heaven

Dying here breaks the cycle of moksha

30
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What is Kumbh Mela

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Largest pilgrimage in the world as sadhus lead everyone into a mass bathing
every 12 years at Paruaga mythical river Saraswati thought to join Ganges and Yamuna rivers

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Why is Kumbh Mela special

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  • Mass bathing on the day of the new moon said to release people from moksha
32
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What do Hindus see the environment as

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they see it as a natural sequence with everything in a cyclical pattern
(represents tri-murti)

33
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What Hindu principle is applied to the environment

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the teaching of ahimsa; treat earths resources with respect

34
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What is an example of Hindu conservation

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Neasden temple, 2300 young trees planted in Devon

Hindu pilgrimage sites become sustainable through Green Pilgrim

35
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What is a quote that shows Brahman in nature

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’ In the unfolding of his own nature he makes all things blossom into flower and fruit’

36
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What story shows what Hindus should do when something is damaging the environment

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Story of Krishna defeating poisonous serpent is a metaphor for damage done to the enviroment and dharma to fix it

37
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Why are cows sacred in Hinduism

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  • Krishna was a cowherd
  • Cows provide for us completely and are docile
  • Vedas forbid killing cows
38
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What is a goshalla and name on in the UK

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Goshallas are cow retirement homes

Bhaktivedanta Manor

39
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How did the tree-hugging movement start

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1730, 300 women hugged tree but were killed

40
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What is the Chipko Movement

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group of peasant women hugging trees in 1974

spread throughout India and forced regional government to care more

41
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What is the Vrindavan Forest Project

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Lord Krishna lived there so conservation from industrial damage

42
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What is dana

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giving anything, could be anna dana (giving food)

43
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What is sewa

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selfless service

44
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Quote to show sewa

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‘Gift derived from Good seeks no returning grace but gives because ‘it must be done’ to worthy ones and time and place’.

45
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Quote to show how much hindus should give back

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‘one may amass wealth with hundreds of hands, but one should also distribute it with thousands of hands’ Atharva Veda 3.24-5

46
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What is Sewa International

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an organisation to empower women workers to full time employment

47
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What is Smile Foundation

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helps the poor in India through healthcare.skills training and livelihood and education for youth

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