Hinduism Flashcards
(60 cards)
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Karma
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action
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Samsara
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the repetitive cycle of life, death, and rebirth
3
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Moksha
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release from the cycle
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Varanasi
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India’s holiest city
5
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Ghat(s)
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river steps
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Lingas/Lingams
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signs of Shiva
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Tirtha
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crossing place
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Orthodoxy
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right doctrine
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Orthoproxy
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right practice
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Sanatama Dharma
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“Eternal Law”
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How do Hindus feel about skeptics of their religion?
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they welcome them into it
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Yogas
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disciplines
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Margas
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paths
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Jnana
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wisdom
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Bhakti
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devotion
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Kama
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pleasure
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Artha
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wealth/power
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Dharma
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duty
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Jatis
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births
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Shakti
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feminine energy
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Devi
A
goddess
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Puja
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worship
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How does the caste system flow?
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Priests
Warriors/Aristocracy
Businessmen (White collar)
Unskilled laborers (Blue collar)
Untouchables
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Jnana yoga
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Achieve moshka by attaining wisdom
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Bhakti yoga
Achieve moshka via devotion to a deity
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Karma yoga
Achieve moshka through action (morals & rituals)
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What makes up the Trimurti?
Brahma (creator), Vishnu (sustainer), Shiva (destroyer)
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Tooth vs breast goddess
violent & wild vs nurturing & gentle
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What are the most influential philosophical schools?
Advaita, Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita
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Shaiva
monotheistic, worship Shiva
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Vaishnava
monotheistic, worship an avatar of Vishnu
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Shakta
worship the goddess Devi
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Smarta
polytheistic, worship all gods equally
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Explain the story of Purusha according to the Vedas
Purusha was the only thing to exist in the universe (he IS the universe in that regard)
-He becomes lonely and desires relationships
-Rips off his own limbs so that we might come into existence
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Briefly explain Vedic religion
Resulted from the unification of the Aryans and Indus people
-Describes the stories of the gods through songs and dance
-Doesn't ask questions about the gods, merely celebrates them
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Om
Name of God/World
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Smriti
what is remembered/lesser scriptures
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Shruti
what is heard/eternal revelations
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Rig Veda
poems/chants praising gods and recited during sacrifices
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Yajur Veda
prose mantras recited during rituals
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Sama Veda
hymns
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Tharva Veda
prayers,charms,incantations
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What are the 4 pieces of Vedic literature?
Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads
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Tav Tvam Asi
you & god are one
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Ramayana and Mahabharata are
entertaining stories about ordinary life in a world where gods walk the earth
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Nirguna Brahman
god without attributes
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Saguna Brahman
god with attributes
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Ishtadevata
the god of one's choosing
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Tantra
synthesis of ritual action, wisdom, and devotion
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Right vs left-handed schools of Tantra
traditional/public vs radical/secretive
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What is Atman?
all things in the universe
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The Bhagavad-Gita critiques....
the law code of Manu
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The law code of Manu critiques...
the Upanishads
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The LCOM does what to the Vedas?
rereads and rewrites traditions
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What changes occur to the story of Purusha via the LCOM?
dharma changes from structure to duty/law
the act of flinging his head gains karmic consequences
--head becomes symbolic of the caste system
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What changes occur to the concept of karma via the LCOM?
karma is redefined as having consequences to your actions
-controls where you're born in the caste system
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According to the LCOM, what is the only path to liberation?
Knowledge/wisdom, and you MUST be a Brahmin priest AND a man
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All sons of Brahmin priests....
-Taken from their families at 3/4 to go to an ashram (school)
-Devote themselves to their teachers without question(s)
-Leave the ashram after 20 years
-Must BY LAW get married and raise children
-May become renouncers
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Puja
Hindu worship within the confines of one's own home
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Darshan
"sacred seeing" - Hindu worshippers locking eyes with a statue of a god
