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fire or the fire god. Believed to carry the sacrificial offerings to the heavenly
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| Important concept in Jainism. All existing things in Jainism are considered to be jiva or ajiva. Ajiva is “nonliving substance” or matter that adhers to the jiva as a result of actions or karmas. See jiva for comparison. |
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| One of the Pandavas, fathered by the god Indra and who is known for his skill in archery. One of the two main characters in the Bhagavad Gita. |
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| a member of one of the three twice-born classes (the upper three classes or varnas); often used in the sense of “noble” |
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| a spiritual community; hermitage |
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stage of life of which there are four (brahmacharya, grihastha, vanaprastha, and
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| “Descent” or incarnation, usually referring to one of the ten avatars of Vishnu who come to restore dharma. |
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Bhagavad-gita;
Bhagavād-gītā |
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| the ‘Song of the Lord’; an important Hindu scripture that is part of the Mahabharata |
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