Exploring Religions Chapter 5 Large – Flashcards
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Saraswati
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The goddess of learning, literature and music
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Karma Yoga
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The path of action in which selfless service to others brings liberation from the endless cycle of rebirth
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Britain
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India became a colony of_in the 18th century
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Karma
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Buddhist belief that the form the soul will take in the next life is determined by its behavior in this life
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Sannyasin
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A spiritual pilgrim who renounced absolutely everything in this world for the pursuit of pursuing moksha
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Rishis
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Ancient seers from the primordial past
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Vaishya
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Families who are farmers and merchants
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Kama
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The pursuit of artistic, recreational, and sensual pleasure
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Jhana Yoga
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The path of knowledge which involves learning, thinking and viewing oneself in the third person
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Shiva
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The Destroying god
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India
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The vast majority of the worlds Hindus live here
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Parvati
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The Divine Mother
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Hindu
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Comes from the Sanskrit word shinhu meaning river
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Puranas
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A collection of stories about the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
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Moksha
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The pursuit of liberation from the cycle of rebirth through actions, thoughts and devotions
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Truth
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Hindus hold that no one religion can claim knowledge of the absolute_
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Sikhism
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A blending of Hinduism and Islam
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Avatar
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The incarnation of a Hindu god, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form
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Gautama
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The Buddha
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Vishnu
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The preserving God
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Atharvaveda
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A collection of hymns intended for domestic use
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Diwali
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The "Festival of Lights" celebrates the return of Rama
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Ashramas
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The four stages of life for males
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Brahmins
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Hindu priests
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Brahmancarin
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Stage of life in which the student learns about the Hindu tradition
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Harekrishnas
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Another name for the international Society of Krishna consciousness
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Caste System
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The social class system prevalent in India
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Holi
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Festival commemorating the love between Krishna and Radha
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Kshatriyas
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Warriors who protect and rule society
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Thomas
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Legend says this a apostle went to India as a missionary
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Yoga
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Hey Hindu discipline and training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility
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Mantra
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A sacred verbal formula that is repeated in prayer or meditation
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Ahimsa
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The name that describes the desire not to harm any forms of life
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Dharma
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A person's duties in life
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Samsara
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The experience of birth, life, death over and over again until one has achieved oneness with Brahman
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Ramayan
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Epic story about Prince Rama
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Sanskirt
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The language of Hinduism and the Vedas
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Francis Xavier
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Jesuit missionary in India in the 16th century
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Gurus
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Hindu teachers and guides
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Pakistan
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Muslims who broke away from India in 1974 established_as a separate Muslim country
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Artha
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The pursuit of both material and political wealth
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Brahma
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The creator God
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Shudra
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Servants; the lowest caste system
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Rig veda
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The oldest and most sacred of the Shruti scriptures
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Lakshmi
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The goddess of prosperity
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Vedas
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Ancient scriptures that's are the foundation of Hinduism
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Atman
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The individual soul or essence
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Satyagraha
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The policy of nonviolent resistance initiated by Gandhi
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Jainism
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This religion contains some elements from both Hindu and Buddhism
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Grihastha
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Stage of life of the householder when he marries and raises a family
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Ganges
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The most sacred place for all Hindus
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Transcendental
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_Meditation promotes deep relaxation through recitation of a mantra
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Upanishads
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Writings concerned with the cycle of rebirth as it is contingent on a persons actions
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Brahman
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The ultimate reality
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Devas
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They are celestial beans
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Puja
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The practice of honoring a god or goddess in worship
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Bhagavad Gita
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Best known of Hindu scriptures it tells the story of Arjuna
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Transcendent
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A term that means lying beyond the ordinary range of perception
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Gandhi
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A key figure in helping India become independent of Britain
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Vanaprastha
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Stage when a man begins to move away from ordinary life to life as a hermit in order to pursuer more other worldly desires
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Krishna
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The incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu
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Religions
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Sri Ramakrishna began a movement supporting the belief that all_are paths to God
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Iconoclasm
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The belief that there should be no human depiction of the sacred
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Asprishya
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The Untouchables who are at the very bottom of the cast system
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Mahatma
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Title meaning "Great Soul"
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Bhaktiyoga
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The path of devotion which is pure, long devotion to Brahman
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Bhakti
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The devotional way of achieving liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth
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Shruti
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A canon of Hindu scripture
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Soma
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A hallucinogenic beverage that was used as an offering to Hindu gods
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Maya
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The teaching of the Upanishads that says only Brahman is permanent, everything else is only an illusion
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Mahavira
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Founded Jainism
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Four goals for Hindu male in first three caste
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Dharma, artha, kama, moksha
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Explain four castes
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Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisya, shudra, asprishya
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Essay: paths of liberation
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Path of action path of knowledge path of devotion
