Hinduism Flashcards
(39 cards)
Indus Valley cult
▶️Is in present day northern India
▶️they worshiped the mother goddess religion
Development of Hinduism
The Indus Valley period The brahmanical period The Buddhist and shramana period The classical period The modern period
Brahmanical period
Semi-nomadic warriors who settled in India and Iran. They are known as the Aryans
Hinduism and Orthopraxy
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Sanskrit
Language of the religion text
Caste system
Division of social classes in Hinduism
Ritual sacrifice
What was done when Brahmins came in
Aryans
People from the brahmanical period
Vedas
Earliest Sanskrit hymns and verses, 4 books
Brahmanas
Commentaries explaining the rituals
Aranyakas
Books from the Brahmin schools
Upanishads
Philosophical writing
Shruti texts
Only Brahmans can read this text
Yoga
It was created so people can have individual spirituality
Bhakti
Devotion to one main deity
Dharmashastras
Law books for Hinduism
Ramayana
Epic novel/poem about King Rama
Buddhist and shramana period
They reacted against Brahmin powers
-they created yoga and Bhakti
New books: dhamarmashastras, Ramayana, Mahabarata
Mahabharata
Epic novels with lessons to be learned
Devotional cult
Worshiping one specific god/goddess
Puja
Devotion, personal worship
Vaishnava
Hindu who worship Vishnu (preserving god)
Shaiva
Hindu who worship Shiva( destroying god)
Classical Hindu period
Brahmins incorporated and accommodated changes
New literature was developed; smriti and shruti