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| “Eternal religion” of Hinduism |
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| “religion” encompasses matter of duty, natural law, social welfare, ethics, health, and transcendental realization. A holistic approach to social coherence and the good of all, corresponding to the order in the cosmos |
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| In Hinduism, the primordial sound |
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| Natural elongated oval stones or sculptures up to 2 feet tall used in the worship of the Hindu deity Shiva. |
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| The Aryans invader brought the Vedas to Harppan |
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| The sublime religious texts often referred to as the foundations of Sanatana Dharma |
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| The literary language of classic Hindu scriptures whose origins are not definitely established |
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| Oldest Vedic scriptures some of the oldest in the world – praises and implores the blessings of the devas |
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| The controlling forces in the cosmos, deities who consecrate every part of life |
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| Indra- god of thunder and bringer of welcome rains. Agni- god of fire. Soma associated with sacred drink/energy |
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| unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe |
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| Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti |
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| soul,It is one's true self beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence. |
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| sound, which may include verbal repetition, in the form of chanting, or internal mental repetition. used to divert the mind from basic instinctual desires or material inclinations, by focusing the mind on a spiritual idea |
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| clarifed butter used as an offering |
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| Cosmic spirit, soul of the universe. the primal being dismembered by gods. Power preserves the cosmos, maintains harmony. Sacrifices designed to preserve order. |
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| the transmigration of the soul into a new body after death of the old body |
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| Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determines our future. |
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| release from the birth death cycle |
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| the continual round of birth death and rebirth |
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| the attractive but illusory physical world. Things are not really what they seem to be. |
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| Social class distinction on the basis of heredity or occupation |
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| Kshatriya- nobility of feudal India, kings, warriors, vassals. Vaishya- economic specialists, farmers and merchants. Shudra- manual laborers and artisans. |
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| an avatar of Vishnu and husband of Sita has bow and arrows |
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