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World Religions
Hinduism
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
07/05/2009

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Ahimsa
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Noninjury, nonviolence, noncoercion; a reverence for all life.
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Aryans
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A nomadic group that migrated into India in 1800-1500 BC, conqured the Dravidians, and began the caste system.
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Atman
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The eternal self or soul, identical to Brahman; the self or inner essence of the universe and of man.
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Avatar
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The incarnations of vishnu. Matsya(fish), Kurma(tortoise)Varaha(boar)Narasimha(man-lion)Vamana(dwarf)Parasurama(Rama with ax).
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Bhagavad Gita
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"Song Celestial"; a scripyutal text from the Mahabharata concerning Krishna, who, as an avatar of god Vishnu, teaches the ways of salvation, through devotion. Most influential scriptures.
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Brahma
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The creator god who is one of the Hindu Trimurti.He has completed his work and being thus withdrawn from active invlovment in the created order.
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Brahman
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The absolute; the ultimate ground underlying everything; the reality that is the source of all being and all knowing.
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Brahmin
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The priests, highest of the social castes.
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Garuda
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Vehicle of Vishnu, mythical sunbird
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Hare Krishna
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Praise to Krishna. The popular name of Iskcon(defined below) and its adherents.They practice veggie eating and live in ashrams adjacent to Krishna temples. Resight of the Maha-Mantra.Founded in the US in 1966 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Dress in indian clothes and dots on forheads. Most popular denominations.
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Harijan
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"Childen of God"; the out-castes of India, who were given the name by Gandhi, untouchables.
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ISKCON
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A movement centered in devotion to Krishna who is regarded as the supreme lord and is worshiped through service study meditation and chanting.Teaches the spirit is eternal.
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Kalki
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Last avatar; messianic figure who will come to restore the dharma and destroy the wicked at the end of te fourth period.
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Karma
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The moral law of cause and effect by which one reaps what one sows.
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Krishna
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Eight avatar; Vishnu come to earth in goodness to reestablish dharma or law. Lives in the hearts of others.
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Kshatriya
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the second caste of social structure, warrior.
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Manu
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The father of humanity, ADAM, Noah.
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Maya
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The illusion that there is a reality apart from the one reality of Brahman-Atman.
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Moksha
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Fourth permissible goal of life.
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Nirvana
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The oneness with Brahman-Atman which extinguishes any sense of individuality, and attained when one is released from reincarnation.
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Rig Veda
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First religious text and one of the four Vedas.
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Samadhi
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The oneness experience you have with Brahman-Atman that brings enlightenment which releases you from rebirths.
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Samsara
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The cycle of rebirths
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Shakti
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Power or energy; the female, wife of Shiva.
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Shiva
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The destroyer
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SIDDHARTH GAUTAMA
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The Indian prince who FOUNDED Buddhism; considered by Hindus as the ninth avartar of Vishnu.
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Soma
Definition
Drink of gods
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Sudra
Definition
The fourth hindu castes
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Upanishads
Definition
Ancient mystical documents.
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Vaishya
Definition
Third hindu caste, merchant
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Vedas
Definition
hymns, charms, and formulas in worship.
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Vishnu
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Preserver. Expression Brahman-Atman, worshiped through Krishna and Rama.
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4 Life goals in Hinduism
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Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha
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Hindu Trinity
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Shiva, Brahma,and Vishnu, who form a trinity of gods known as the Trimuti, a threefold manifestation of the ultimate reality called Brahman-Atman.
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