Hinduism

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Sindhu

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Origin of the word Hindu, means ocean

Question 2

What are the Vedas?

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Mean “knowledge”; ritual texts, containing essential philosophy, theology, and mythology upon which Hindu tradition claims to be built.

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yajna

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sacrificial rites believed to maintain cosmic order and elevated the Brahmanas to an importance that surpassed the gods.

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oral tradition

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sonic theology

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Having no author. No human wrote it. No god wrote it. The Vedas just are.

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apaurushery

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Sages who receive the Veda in meditation and put into language

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rishi

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Supreme God; Vedic

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Parusa

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Upanisad

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genre of Vedic literature; concerned with the nature of Brahman (Absolute Reality), the true nature of the individual self (Atman), and the relationship between the two

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divinely revealed; “that which is heard”

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sruti

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tradition; “that which is remembered”

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smriti

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moral force of the universe

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karma

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Samsara

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cycle of reincarnation

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Brahman

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Ultimate Reality

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Atman

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the self or soul

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knowledge that everyone can know or understand; common knowledge

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exoteric knowledge

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knowledge that is secret or not easily understood

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esoteric knowledge

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jnana

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knowledge

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Vedics are generally _______

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atheists

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Followers of the Upanisads are generally _________

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non-dualist

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Followers of the Bhagavad Gita are generally __________

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theists

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The belief that only one thing really exists. (Brahman)

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Nondualism (associated with Shankara 9th C.)

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The illusion that we are different from the world and god.

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maya (Shankara)

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The breaking of reincarnation and the end of suffering.

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liberation

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Focuses on Vishnu, Krisna, Rama.

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Vaishnava

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Focuses on Shiva

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Shaiva

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Focuses on the goddess

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Shakta

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To give up something for religious purposes

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Austerity

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pushed a dualist philosophy in the 15th century

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Caitanya

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emotional attitude toward god

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bhava

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the full development of one's emotional attitude toward the object of one's emotion

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rasa

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A way of connecting with the Ultimate Reality (Brahman)

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yoga

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Understanding the difference between the body and the soul and the unity of atman and Brahman

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Jnana-Yoga (Ramanaha Maharshi)

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devotional love for god

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bhakti

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the devotion where Brahman is thought of as a personal god; when one's love for the god is intense and uninterrupted, one goes to live with god (liberation)

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Bhakti-Yoga

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the belief that god makes the rules and it is our duty to follow; we connect with god by performing our duty and being free from personal desire

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Karma-Yoga

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Krsna teaches Arjuna three paths to self-realization

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Bhagavad Gita