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hinduism
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Undergraduate 1
04/16/2011
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Kal Yuga
 Definition
Last of 4 cycles
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Mahayuga
 Definition
4 ages together
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Kalpa
 Definition
1000 Mahayuga
1 day in life of Brahma
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Sanatana Dharma
 Definition
"The eternal Tradition"
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Vedas
 Definition
"Sacred knowledge"
Scriptures
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Rita
 Definition
performance of rituals to bring "cosmic order"
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Varna
 Definition
Cast system
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Purusha
 Definition
a god: IS the cast system
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Dharma
 Definition
"obligation" "duty"
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Trimurti
 Definition
hindu trinity
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Brahma
 Definition
the creator
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Vishnu
 Definition
the sustainer
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Shiva
 Definition
the destroyer
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samsara
 Definition
"flowing together" of lives
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Jiva
 Definition
personal soul
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Karma
 Definition
Imprint on soul
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Moksha
 Definition
"release" from samsara
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Brahman
 Definition
1 god
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brahmin
 Definition
priest
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Atman
 Definition
deeper soul, shared soul of all living beings
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Kshatriva
 Definition
noble warriors
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Vaishya
 Definition
commoners
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Shudra
 Definition
servants
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Upanishad Hinduism
 Definition
tribal to universal
"revealed" part of library
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Bakta Yoga
 Definition
path of normal people for gaining Moksha
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