Mid Term Flashcards
(50 cards)
This is the Sanskrit word for god, the divine reality found in all things.
Brahman
Hinduism teaches that everyone must fulfill their social and religious duty in any given lifetime. If one is a servant, one must be a good servant and fulfill all the obligations of servanthood. This is called
Dharma
In this sacred text, Prince Arjuna receives sage advice from his chariot driver while preparing for battle. It turns out the chariot driver is the God, Krishna, in disguise.
Bhagavad Gita
Meaning union or yoke, these are four different spiritual practices for clearing the mind and coming into union with the true self (and therefore with god)
Yogas
The ultimate goal in Hinduism is to escape samsara and be liberated from the material world. The liberation is called
Moksha
Meaning action, every thought, word and deed has consequences both for this life and the next.
Karma
What is a guru?
A spiritual teacher
What is a sannyasin?
A person who has renounced all attachments to the world.
A young boy will spend the first 25 year span of his life as a student. His initiation into the formal rites of Hinduism is called
The sacred thread ceremony
Brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya and shifts refer to
The caste system
He is the destroyer and is shown with a snake around his neck, depicting the need to control our egos.
Shiva
The spring festival of colors features people throwing colored water and powders all over one another. All caste and gender distinctions are suspended during the holiday.
Holi
This is the most sacred symbol in Hinduism and is sometimes chanted as a mantra.
Om
She is the goddess of wealth and good luck and is a key part of the festival of Diwali.
Lakshmi
He led a non-violent revolution against British colonialism and became the model for the non-violent civil rights movement led in the us by Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
The lingam and yoni are symbols of the masculine and the feminine and are used in the worship of this deity.
Shiva
The story of Lord Rama and his wife, Sita, is found in this sacred text.
The Ramayana
A vaishnavite worships in which tradition?
Vishnu
This was introduced in the United States through Hinduism?
Meditation, vegetarianism, and yoga.
Puja means
Worship
The founder of Buddhism was a man named
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha means
Awakened one
These are the three jewels of Buddhism. They are resources that lead the way to Nirvana.
Buddha, dharma, and sangha.
The four passing sights opened Siddhartha’s eyes to the truth of suffering in the world.
The passing sights are a sick man, dead man, and old man. A newborn is not a passing sight.
