Hinduism Vocab
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studyhallpoet on October 2, 2011
Subjects:
religion, comparative religion
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for Comparative Religion class
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ashram | the Hindu term for each of the four stages of life: student, householder, hermit, and homeless wanderer. |
| Atman | in Hinduism, the individual soul or life-force; the self or innermost nature of every living being. |
| Bhagavad-Gita | Sanskrit poem tell the story of Krishna and suggesting a religious path |
| Brahma | the Creator deity ad first member of the Triad of Hindu gods |
| Brahman | the abstract, impersonal Absolute, the Supreme Spirit |
| Caste | A hierarchical social structure of South Asian Society originating with Hinduism, but now permeating all religions and communities on the subcontinent. |
| Dharma | the action a person should do to maintain proper functioning of the world |
| Guru | a Hindu spiritual mentor or head of a sect, order or institution. |
| Karma | the law of consequence with regard to action |
| Krishna | incarnation of Vishnu, but for many, more important than Vishnu |
| Mantra | a meditation device made up of a sequence of sounds |
| Meditation | a process of contemplation usually undertaken in a structured manner |
| Moksha | "Setting free," liberation," generally seen as the goal of the spiritual life in Hinduism. Release from Samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| Rig Veda | a collection of 1,028 hymns addressed to various deities to be recited during rituals. It is the oldest text in India and traditionally Hinduism's most sacred. |
| Samsara | the continuous process of birth and death for life after life in many different forms and conditions of existence. |
| Shiva | one of the most important gods of Hinduism, as destroyer. It completes the Triad with Brahma and Vishnu. |
| Upanishads | texts in the Vedic tradition, influential in the development of Hindu thought. Upanishads means "a sitting down close to a Guru." |
| Veda | literally, "knowledge," a body of literature regarded as the source of Hinduism, directly, "heard" at the beginning of the world-cycle by inspired sages. |
| Vishnu | one of the most important of the Hindu gods, the protector of the universe, and the second of the Triad. |
| Yoga | the means of techniques for transforms consciousness and attaining liberation from Karma and rebirth by transforming the mind. |
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