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- 2 major cities of Indus Valley
- 400 miles apart
- Along banks of Indus River
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The Pasupati seal, of a seated, perhaps ithyphallic, figure surrounded by animals, either horned or wearing a headdress |
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Ritual Purification...
- spiritual bathing tub |
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| Ancient sanskrit term referring to Indus river; source of term Hindu |
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"Nobel one"
founding group of Hinduism
wrote the Vedas |
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| Vedic Sacrafice; most important aspect of Aryan culture |
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| ancient Aryan Seer that received the Vedas |
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"that which is true or known about the world"
source of authority fo all Hindus |
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10 books that make up Rg Veda
"Circles" |
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"that which is heard"
chants, Vedas
Primary revelation |
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"that which is remembered"
Bhagavad Gita
secondary revelation |
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| verses, that make up texts -> Vedas |
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hallucinogenic drink
shamanic ritual
with chanting of Rg Veda |
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absorbed concentration
higher state of consciousness
goal of yoga |
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| performance of Vedic ritual |
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God of Fire (messenger of the gods)
pervades the world as heat |
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Kind of the Gods
warrior
atmosphere
empowered by Soma |
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twice-born
dualism
top 3 varnas |
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"color"
caste
Caste system of the Aryans |
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Principle of Cosmic Order
controls reality
controled by Varuna |
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2nd Varna
Nobles and Warriors |
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Sorcerer, witch doctor; rituals in the forest
outside Vedic, not part of Aryan religious views |
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"end of the vedic period"
Class of texts at end of the Vedas
Primary texts of Upanisads |
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At the end of the Vedic period
* reinterpretation of the ritual process as an elucidation of its inner meaning
* external performance to internal meditation
Brahman = Atman
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traditions; sect, order
focused on a deity |
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| systems of teacher-disciple transmission |
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knowledge
understanding the doctrines |
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salvation/liberation
way out of continued reincarnation |
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material gain
goods of this world |
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| ignorance; ignorance of atman=brahman |
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power of the ritual
essense of the universe
essence of the self/Atman |
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ascetic practices
heat generated through ascetic practices for renunciation |
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absorbed consciousness
goal of yoga |
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that thou art
atman = brahman |
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not this not that
related to trying to understand brahman |
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near qualities, abstract
-- upanishads version of brahman |
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| with qualities, god with personal qualities |
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do not believe Vedas are sacred/holy
-- jains, buddhists |
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believes the Vedas are sacred and holy
---upanishads |
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holy man
teacher of the vedas |
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devotional worship
devotion/bhakti to a deity
temple worship |
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duty, law
performance of vedic ritual by Brahmans
vedic obligation
obligation to perform ritual action (karma) |
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- womans duty
Love (Kama) defines stridharma and was a traditional art which women handed down to one another through the generations |
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| dharma based on class and stage in life |
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1st asrama
celibate student |
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2nd asrama
Householder stage |
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Hermit or Forest Dweller
ascetic life in forest, devoted to ritual |
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Renouncer
attempting to gain spiritual liberation through renunciation |
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sustainer, one of oldest deities in India
often depicted reclining on a serpant
4 arms |
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| Path, a way to attain salvation |
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| gain salvation through action |
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gain salvation through knowledge
intense meditation and self-reflection |
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gain salvation through devotion
- identification with a particular deity |
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black, dark
avatara of Visnu
Supreme Lord: creates maintains and destroys the cosmos repeatedly |
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longest epic in the world
encyclopedia of Hindu info |
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| incarnation of a deity on earth |
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text within dharma sutras
text for living
dharma is adaptable/flexible |
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avatara of Visnu
prince of ayodhya
married to Sita |
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princess
wife of Rama
ideal Hindu woman |
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| 10-headed demon-king of Sri Lanka; abducts Sita |
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monkey general
son of Vayu
helps Rama recover Sita |
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oldest Pandava
son of Dharma
central hero of mahabharata |
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credited author of the mahabharata
sage |
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elephant god
wrote down story of mahabharata as dictated by Vyasa |
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great fighter
side of Kauravas
bed of arrows |
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| royal guru to Kauravas and Pandavas |
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incarnation of Krsna and Radha in one body
Gaudiya Vaisnavism |
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Vaisnavism
- Krsna as a boy and young man |
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| a follower/devotee of Visnu's religion |
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| tradition for Devi/Goddess |
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| poet saints, sing praise to Visnu |
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| 4 theologians of Vaisnava theology |
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Ramanuja
Madhva
Vallabha
Nimbarka |
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theologian of Vaisnava theology
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theologian of Vaisnava theology
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theologian of Vaisnava theology
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theologian of Vaisnava theology
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| 4 traditions (Sampradayas) of Vaisnavism |
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Sri Vaisnava
Gaudiya Vaisnava
Pancarata
Vaikhanasa |
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A tradition (sampradaya) of Vaisnavism
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A tradition (sampradaya) of Vaisnavism
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A tradition (sampradaya) of Vaisnavism
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A tradition (sampradaya) of Vaisnavism
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