Hinduism

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Vedas

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meaning “knowledge,” are the oldest texts of Hinduism

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Upanishads

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The last of the Vedic literature -emphasizes inner meditation over outward performance

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Sanskrit

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The language of Aryans-considered to be the language of the gods by Hindus the Vedas are written in Sanskrit

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Aryan people

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Migrating groups of Eastern Europeans who settled in India 2000-1500BCE

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Dravidian people Maya

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lead their civilization in the southern part of India that includes Sri Lanka. The main relation between Mayan and Dravidans were their body color

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Brahman without attributes

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Nirguna Brahman is beyond time and space. It is the idea that Brahman has no particular form and is present within all living beings and everywhere

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Brahman with attributes

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Saguna has a form, identity and purpose, which may vary over time - universal soul

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Brahma

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The creator god and number one god in the Hindu pantheon

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Vishnu

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The hindu god that preserves has many avatars

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Shiva

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The 3rd god of the big 3 Hindu gods depicted with 4 arms, the destroyer god a source of both good and evil

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Karma

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The moral law of the universe

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Jnana

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Wisdom/Knowledge

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Atman

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The real self which is linked to Brahman

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Vidya

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right knowledge, clarity and inner wisdom

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Avidya

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Incorrect knowledge, ignorance

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Mantra

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A word or hymn usually in a Sanskrit language, which practitioners of Hindu meditation say over and over again to conjure up the gods

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Ram

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the SeventhAvatarofVishnu. He was a king of ancient India , weapon: bow and arrow

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Caste

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The system of social hierarchy among the Hindus in India :brahmin, kastriya, vaisya, and sudra

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Brahmin

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priestly caste which the highest caste in Hinduism

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Ksatriya

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Second highest cast, warriors and rulers

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Vaisya

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The third cast, merchants and artist

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Sudra

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Lowest cast- slaves

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Varna

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Rules of the caste system developed by brahmins

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Dalit

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former name for any member of a wide range of low-caste Hindu groups and any person outside thecastesystem

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Kapla

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refers to the period of time between the creation and dissolution/recreation of the universe.

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Creation myth

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universe was created by Brahma, the creator who made the universe out of himself

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The three aims

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Religious merit-dharma:wealth-artha:pleasure-kama

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Dharma

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Hindu laws that explain the true ways of the gods can also referred to religious obligations or individual virtue

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Moksha

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The freedom one experiences when the atman unites with a Brahman

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Yoga

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Physical or mental means to achieve unity with the universal soul, can lead to moksha Yamaha, niyama, asana, ptanayama, pratyahara, dharana, shayna, samadhi, raja

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Hatha yoga

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attempts to balance mind and body via physical postures and exercises (asanas), controlled breathing, and the calming of the mind through relaxation and meditation