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Hindu Midterm
recognizing people of the hindu faith
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
05/18/2011

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Ganesh

 

elephant head, son of Shiva and Parvati. Swallows the sorrows of the world (big belly), also means prosperity. Everyones favorite

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Brahma

 

4 faces, diety

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Krishna

 

blue, has peacock feather, yellow pants, flute. Lead Arjuna in the battle

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Lakshmi

 

means $$, on a red lotus, 2 elephants, coins*

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Rama

 

blue, bow and arrow, wife is Sita

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Saraswati

 

white lotus, Vedas, veena, swan, swastika

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Shiva

 

moon, snake, meditation

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Vishnu

 

is everything, conch

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Mirabai

 

devoted to Krishna, thought of him as her husband, has the Fkara instrument

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Devi

 

goddess, many arms and weapons

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Hanuman

 

monkey devotee of Rama

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Chaitanya Mahabrabu

 

arms open, long garland, surrendering to devotion

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Kabir

 

weaver, Muslim hats, wrote poems

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Radivas

 

devotee of Krishna, similar to Mirabai

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Devi

 

many arms and weapons, goddess

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Rama, Lakshman, Hanuman, Sita
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Sita

 

Rama's wife, left the circle and had to be saved

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Ramkrishna Paramhans

 

worshipper of Devi; Kali

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Bhakti

Definition
active devotion in a personal god
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Lila
Definition
play of the gods/divine
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Nirguna
Definition
unseen gods, without form
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Saguna
Definition
seen gods, with a form
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Kali Yuga
Definition
The Dark Ages
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Tapas
Definition
hard meditation or devotion, how the demons gain boons
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