Shared Flashcard Set

Details

IB World Religions- Hinduism Vocab
Key Words
44
Religious Studies
12th Grade
04/30/2011
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Religious Studies Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
upanayana
 Definition
sacred thread ceremony
Term
ashramas
 Definition
stages of life
Term
brahmachayra
 Definition
study of Vedas by boys
Term
grihastha
 Definition
married householder
Term
vanaprastha
 Definition
retirement
Term
sannyasa
 Definition
renunciation
Term
achamana
 Definition
ritual purification
Term
puja
 Definition
worship
Term
mandir
 Definition
temple
Term
ishwara or ishta devata
 Definition
worship of a personal god
Term
murtis
 Definition
images of deities
Term
darshan
 Definition
viewing murti and being seen by God
Term
prasad
 Definition
communal food
Term
bhajans
 Definition
hymns
Term
seva
 Definition
community work
Term
yatra
 Definition
pilgrimage
Term
kumbha-melas
 Definition
special bathing fairs
Term
kum-kum tilaka
 Definition
paste
Term
japa mala
 Definition
mantra beads
Term
varna-ashrama-dharma
 Definition
regional/family/caste variations
Term
achama
 Definition
ritual pollution
Term
brahmins
 Definition
priests
Term
kshatriyas
 Definition
warriors
Term
vaishyas
 Definition
merchants
Term
shudra
 Definition
farmers
Term
chandalas
 Definition
untouchables
Term
sva-dharma
 Definition
personal code of a family
Term
varna
 Definition
social category
Term
jati
 Definition
caste
Term
shruti
 Definition
overheard
Term
smriti
 Definition
remembered
Term
sanatana dharma
 Definition
eternal teachings
Term
darshanas
 Definition
philosophical systems
Term
saguna
 Definition
personal and having a form
Term
nirguna
 Definition
non-personal and without form
Term
maya
 Definition
state of ignorance
Term
atman
 Definition
soul
Term
jiva
 Definition
ego/body
Term
moksha
 Definition
liberation
Term
samsara
 Definition
rebirth
Term
bhakti yoga
 Definition
path of devotion
Term
jnana yoga
 Definition
path of knowledge
Term
karma yoga
 Definition
path of ethical actions
Term
dharma yuddha
 Definition
just war in defense of sanatana dharma
Supporting users have an ad free experience!