Hinduism 2

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a short section of the epic poem Mahabharata in which the god Krishna teaches the great warrior Arjuna about bhakti marga and other ways to God; Hinduism’s most popular scared text

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Bhagavad Gita

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Marriage; Wife goes to live with her husband’s family; Defers to her mother-in-law in all things; Dharma to be a good wife and share her husband’s karma

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Second Stage of Life (woman)

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the wheel of rebirth or reincarnation; the this-worldly realm in which rebirth occurs

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Samsara

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Artha; Material success, wealth, and power (statecraft) maintain social order and prevent anarchy

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Third Goal of Life

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Book of Spell; a collection of charms to curse or bless

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Atharva Veda

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Way of Action: Followed to a degree by all Hindus as they follow their dharma; Pujas, pilgrimages;Identify the whole of life in service to others

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karma marga

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Dharma: To live fulfilling your dharma

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First Goal of Life

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Dharma, Kama, Artha, Moksha

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Four Goals of Life

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Kama; Sexual desire, pleasure, and love (importance of bearing children)

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Second Goal of Life

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-brahmin -kshatriya -vaishya -shudra -untouchables

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5 Castes

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Book of Mantra: a collection of 1,017 Sanskrit hymns composed about 1500 BC or earlier; Hinduism’s oldest sacred text

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Rig Veda

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literally “heard” as opposed to learned

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Sruiti

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the highest of four cleases of the caste system, made up of priests

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brahmin

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the 3rd of the 4 classes of the caste system of the caste system, made up of producers, such as farmers, merchants, and artisans

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vaishya

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outside of society; beggars

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outcasts or untouchables

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the eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception and thought

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Brahman

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-student -householder -forest dweller -sannyesin/wandering ascetic

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Four Stages of Life

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-karma marga -jnana marga -bhakti marga

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Three Margas

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Book of Song; liturgical collection of songs used during the Soma sacrifce

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Sama Veda

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student; studies the Vedas and other sacred literature

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First Stage of Life

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a collection of over two hundred tests composed between 900 and 200 BC that provide philosophical commentary of the Vedas

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Upanishads

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Widowhood; Marked by her husband’s death; burns with her husband or becomes a disgraced widow

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Third Stage of Life (woman)

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• the 2nd of the 4 classes of the caste system, made up of warriors, and administrators

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kshatriya

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Way of Wisdom: Living in such a way that one’s very life expresses the truth of the Brahman and Atman; Dis-identify ones self from the body, mind, and senses until they are only the self

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jnana marga

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# Def. First the lowest of the 4 classes of the caste system, made of servants and laborors

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shudra

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# Def. First Girlhood; Educated by parents primarily in domestic skills and their role in religious rituals

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First Stage of Life (woman)

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# Def. First forest dweller; retreats from worldly bonds

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Third Stage of Life

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# Def. First the eternal Self, which the Upanishads identify with the Brahman; the eternal self or soul of an individual that is reincarnated from one body to the next and is ultimately identified with Atman

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Atman

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# Def. First Way of Devotion:All things are done with faith and devotion to one’s personal god; Worship their chosen deity as the supreme god, but do not deny the reality of other gods;Identify themselves completely with the Lord in love

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bhakti marga

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# Def. First a system to keep social and economic order; fulfill yours and you may advance

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Caste

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# Def. First primary language of Hinduism

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Sanskrit

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# Def. First householder; gets married, pursues a career, raises a family

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Second Stage of Life

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# Def. First Moksha;To reach the final goal of life, liberation from rebirth; One must give up the other 3 goals; 3 yogas used to reach moksha

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Fourth Goal of Life

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# Def. First ethical duty based on the divine order of reality; one of the four goals of life

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Dharma

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# Def. First •Bathe the linga with a sacred substance (milk, honey) •Powders, flowers, ritual dress •Engages all the senses •Bell ringing to awaken the spirit •Incense symbolizes spirited life •Music and singing •Fire is the presence of the divine •Water is the elixir of life – sustains, refreshes, and purifies the body •Flowers and food reinforces that in giving, one recieves

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Puja Ceremony

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# Def. First – literally “that which is remembered” are considered man-made including stories, ect.

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Smriti

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# Def. First Book of Ritual; serves as a guidebook for priests executing sacrificial acts

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Yajur Veda

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# Def. First sannyesin/wandering ascetic; renounces physical pleasures and worldly attachments for the sake of spiritual advancement; can be in society but in a different way

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Fourth Stage of Life

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# Def. First Hinduism’s oldest and most sacred scriptures; the Books of Mantra, Song, Ritual, and Spell

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Vedas

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# Def. First the moral law of cause and effect actions; determines the nature of one's reincarnation

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Karma