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11/09/2017

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Hinduism
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the dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical contemplation and ascetic practice
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Veda
Definition
any of four canonical collections of hymns, prayers, and liturgical formulas that comprise the earliest Hindu sacred writings
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Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
Definition
-the creator god of the Hindu sacred triad
-the god of destruction and regeneration in the Hindu sacred triad
-the preserver god of the Hindu sacred triad
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Guru
Definition
a personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism
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Reincarnation
Definition
rebirth in new bodies or forms of life; especially :a rebirth of a soul in a new human body
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Karma
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the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
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Nirvana
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the final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
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Two holy days
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-Oct. 19 Diwali (Deepawali) Hinduism/Vedism, Sikhism
Oct 20. Birth of the Bab Baha'i Faith
Nov. 1 Feast of All Saints (All Saints Day) Roman Catholicism & Protestant Christianity
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