Midterm Flashcards
(32 cards)
a heterodox religion of india was
buddhism
Hinduism claims that dharma is
performing ones caste duty
one meaning of “om” is
4 states of consciousness
the practice of yoga involves
state of trance
various postures
breath control
state of consciousness removed from the external world
from the sacrifice of purusha
4 footed animals created
the vedas created
caste system created
seasons were created
soma in hinduism is
a hallucinogenic drink
in your present form of suffering, limitation, pain, and privation a hindu would describe you as
an illusion
the sacred language of hindu scriptures is
sanskrit
hindus name the souls of an individual
atman
the central teachings of the upanishads is
the individual soul is nothingother than brahman
agni is god of
fire
the term upanishad means
sitting near devotedly
espisito claims that hinduism
consists of monotheists, polytheists and atheists
the author of the “hymn to the one” was likely a
skeptic
the earliest civilization of india
built cities
developed a drainage system
created written language
practiced meditation
the vedas are
hymns
esposito is convinced that the aryians
migrated into South Asia
the term hindu is a name
given to people dwellig along the Indus River
the earliest known civiliaztion of india is
indus valley
christianity became the first faith to
spread globally
what are the 4 main types of sacred stories
myths of: nature harmony liberation history
religare
to bind back: reconnect
religio
awe, reverence, honor
taoism symbol
ying yang
