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Test 2 / Session 12
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Undergraduate 2
09/28/2010

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Brahma
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the creator god in the Hindu religion; the incognizable center of being
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Brahman
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in the Hindu religion, the incognizable center of being, without attributes and without differentiation
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Caste System
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traditional, Indian society was divided into 5 castes: 1. shudra-agriculture/labor caste 2. Vaishya- the trading caste 3.Kshatriya- the warrior caste 4. Bramins- the priest and ruling class 5. Kings
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gnomon
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the vein on a sundial, a column or other device used to indicate the time of day or the east-west axis by means of shadows
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karma
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in Buddhism, the doctrine of cause and effect: what you do in this life determines in what form your soul will be incarnated in the next
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lingam and yoni
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in Hindu religion, the male and the female reproductive organs, particularly a symbol of fertility
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Shiva
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the destroyer of god in the Hindu religion
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vastu-parusha-mandela
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the form assumed by the Brahman in the phenomenal world, now that it has been set in order by Brahma with the aid of the gods
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vastu-vidya
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the science of architecture in India, already considered a branch of occult knowledge in vedic times circa 1000 BC
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Vishnu
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the preserver of god in Hindu religion
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