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| Refers to the religious faith held by the majority of people in the Indian subcontinent. |
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| Popularly know as the INduc Valley civilization, the ____ culture lived along the banks of the Indus River as early as 2750 BCE |
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| Migrated to INdia and mixed with the indigenous Harappa culture, forming the religion of the Vedic period. |
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The oldest and most respected Hindu sacred literature
found in four collections of hymns and ritual texts. |
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| means that the Vedas (sacred texts) were of divine origin and not by authors of man. |
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| Sacred language of Hindu, it is refused to be translated, Hindus believe it is the language God used to author the Vedas |
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| The oldest Veda of the four. COmpleted by 1200 BCE, earliest and oldest scripture in the world. |
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| Era between the Vedic and the period known as Hinduism. When critical thinking urged a reformulation of earlier Vedic texts. |
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| Were philosophical texts written around the 16th century which speculated the nature of knowledge and the theory behind Vedic ritual. |
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| Means ones actions, is believed to have a determining effect of the quality of rebirth in future existences. |
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| The RIVER in which is the most sacred place to scatter ashes, according to Hindus. |
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| The only people that are not cremated are the unnamed babies, holy men, and the untouchables, who are buried. |
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| The great epic that focuses on the young prince Rama, an incarnation of the God Vishnu. |
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| The least frequent form of Hindu Worship. Hindu worship is very personal with the choice of when, who and how you will worship. |
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| recounts Krishna's descriptions of the way of action, the way of knowledge, and the way of devotion. The 3 different paths one can take to find liberation. |
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| the hindu term for ones religious and social duty, including righteousness and faith. |
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| lasted approximately from 320-540. During this time the Hindu religion became dominant in India, as other major religions such as Buddhism receded. |
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| the deity _____ has several incarnations throughout Hindu traditions. HE comes down to the world in multiple animal and human forms to rid evil and establish dharma. |
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| the Great God often seen as having several simultaneous and mutually contradictory roles. He is portrayed as threatening but benevolent, both creator and destroyer |
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| the Great God often seen as having several simultaneous and mutually contradictory roles. He is portrayed as threatening but benevolent, both creator and destroyer |
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| First Century Laws. DIscuss nature of righteousness, moral duty, and law, and helped form the basis for later hindu laws. |
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