Hinduism Flashcards


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Polytheism

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Vishnu

Creator of god

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Brohma

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Shiva

Destroyer of the world

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Reincarnation

The process of which a soul is reborn

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Caste system

A hindu social class that controlled every aspect of daily life

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karma

The belief that actions in this life whether good or bad will decide your next place in life.

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meditation

The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas

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Vedas

Ancient Sanskrit writing that are the earliest sacred texts of hinduism

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Enlightenment

based non total awareness of a situation in terms of the physical spiritual centers of the body

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Nirvana

The state of enlightenment

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Siddhartha gautama

Was a wandering ascetic mostly known as Buddha

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Buddah

The enlightened one

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4 noble truth

The ruth about suffering

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8 fold path

Ways to end suffering

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Darmah

The teachings of the Buddha

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asceticism

rigorous self denial and active self restraint

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sandskrit

An ancient language of the indian language of their vedas and hinduism

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ahimsa

Non-Violence

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Untouchables

Lowest class of people in the caste system of hinduism do all the dirty work on society