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| Several deities, but one is most important. |
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| "Opening the hand of thought", that is, suspending all judgmental thinking and letting words, ideas, images and thoughts pass by without getting involved in them. |
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| Belief in multiple deities. |
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| Also called Divija. Dvija, is the second stage in the stages of a Vedic follower goes through. A Dvija does what he ought to do rather than what he wants to do. He does not avoid what he dislikes rather he avoids what ought to be avoided. |
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| · The God of Fire; Both a god and a “thing” |
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| · Both god and “thing”; a sacred drink(fermented honey) |
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| super-mundane realm of the soul |
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| Representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples. Symbolizes the infinite nature of Shiva. |
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| Four Noble Truths (Buddhism) |
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| · All of Life is Suffering |
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| The Kojiki is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of Japan, and the Kami. |
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| Eightfold Path (Buddhism) |
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| · Correct View – No imposing expectations on things or people. |
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| The understanding of the structure, shape, and design of the universe. |
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| Ritual pouring of a drink as an offering to a god or spirit or in memory of those who have died. |
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| The 4 Life Stages (Hinduism) |
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| · Student: Learning the Vedas, rituals. |
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| “spell”, repetition of magical phrases. |
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| Nataputta Vardhamana (Jainism) |
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| Founded Jainism, known as Mhavira, or “Great Hero” |
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| Enlightenment or liberation; break out of the cycle of Samsara, become what you ultimately are – Brahman. |
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| · Denotes the composers of Vedic hymns. |
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| Goddess of Illusion and illusion itself |
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| All the Buddha’s doctrinal ideas and practices (ultimate reality of life) |
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| Self or soul. (Sometimes Atman and Brahman are considered to be the same thing.) |
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| Hinduisms Scriptures, Includes: |
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| · Doctrine – Arhat “One who is worthy” |
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| · An enlightened existence. |
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| Part of the four life cycles - World Renouncer |
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| Incarnations. Visnu, of the Hindu Trimurti takes on avatars. |
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| Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) |
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| Hinduism: “Sanatana Dharma”: The eternal religion. 330million deities. |
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| Avatar of Vishnu the preserver. Told the epic poem, Bhagavad-Gita, to the warrior Arjuna. |
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| The 4 Passing Sites (Buddhism) |
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| Stories that enshrine religious and social ideas expressed through the activities of divine, human, or animal figures. |
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| Spirits are found in everything. |
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| · General Patterns: Cosmology |
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| Using objects to see into the past or foretell the future. |
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| Priests – highest caste, or social class. |
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| Paths taken to obtain Moksha. |
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| The Buddha Nature (Buddhism) |
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| Buddha’s body is cosmic – could change the appearance of his “body” |
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| Actions and their consequences. |
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| Part of Trimurti. The preserver. Takes on Avatars. |
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| 24th Tirthankara(Ford-Finder) |
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| 4 Truths for the Spiritually (Buddhism) |
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| · All of Life is Suffering |
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| Epic poem that Krishna (an Avatar of Vishnu) told the warrior Arjuna. |
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| A community of monks, and eventually, nuns |
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| · “Way of the Elder” – “Little” or “Lesser Vehicle” |
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| (Siddhartha realizes in the 4th watch of night) |
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| “devotion” – unconditional devotion to, and love of, a deity. |
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| Female donkey found only in Cambodia. |
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| Sympathetic magic are icons, or imitations, such as the voodoo doll. |
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