Hinduism

material sucess and social prestige, one of the four goals of life

Hinduism

one who renounces physical pleasures and worldly attachments for the sake of spiritual advancement

Hinduism

the eternal self, which the Upanishhads identify with Brahman; often lowercase- the eternal self or soul of an individual that is reincarnated from one body to the next, ultimately identified with Atman

Hinduism

An incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity, usually  of Vishnu, who is sent to Earth to accomplish a divine purpose

Hinduism

The Song of the Blessed Lord; a short section of the epic poem Mahabharata in which the god krishna teacher the great wasrior about bkahti marga and other ways to God; most popular sacred text

Hinduism

path of devotion, most popular of 3 Hindu paths to devotion

Hinduism

The eternal esscense of reality and source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception

Hinduism

highest in caste system, priests

Hinduism

traditional division of Hindu society into various categories/varnas: brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, shudra; each class contains subgroups