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Brahman |
The Hindu god of creation. |
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Trimurti |
The combination of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva into one god, Brahman |
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Vishnu |
The Hindu god of preservation. |
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Shiva |
The Hindu god of death and destruction. |
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Avatars |
The earthly body that a god takes. |
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Atman |
Your Soul. |
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Karma |
Your actions and thoughts. |
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Moksha |
The ultimate end of Samsara, when you reach full knowledge. |
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Dharma |
Doing your duty. |
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Upanishads |
The Hindu philosophy that stresses a type of monotheism, in which all gods are part of Brahman. |
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Mahabarata |
The Indian epic poem about a war between two families and how a young warrior must do his duty to his caste and fight. |
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Laws of Manu |
These are the religious and social laws of the Indian people. |
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Bhagavad Gita |
This is the discussion, in the Mahabarata, between Arjuna and Krishna (Vishnu) about why one must do their duty. |
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Krishna |
He is an Avatar of Vishnu. |
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Sikhism |
This is a religion that combines Hinduism and Islam. |
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Aryans |
The Ancient nomadic people who invaded the Indus valey. |
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Samsara |
The reincarnation cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. |
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Shakti |
All preserving power. |
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Lakshmi |
A wife of Vishnu, she is the goddess of fertility and wealth. |
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smriti |
Hindu religious literature that was composed after the Vedas. |
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Yoga |
The Hindu religious system that believed the world is dualistic and one needs to try and attach ones soul to Brahman. (Physical meditation.) |
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Puja |
A prayer ritual performed to honor one or more Hindu gods. |
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Ramayana |
The second great Indian epic poem about Rama (avatar of Vishnu) who has to rescue Sita (Lakshmi) who is captured by Rawana, the king of the demons. |
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Rama |
He is the incarnation of Vishnu in the Ramayana. |
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Mahatma |
Sanskrit for 'Great Soul', the name given to Gandhi. |
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Raja |
The chieftains or kings or the Aryans. |
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Maya |
The human illusion, or false knowledge, of reality. |
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Kali |
The wife of Shiva, she is a violent goddess who associated with the founding of Calcutta. |
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Durga |
Another name for the goddess Kali, the wife of Shiva. |
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Satyagraha |
A practice developed by Gandhi, of non-violent protest. |
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Shruti |
Religious literature that makes up the main part of the canon of Hinduism. |
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Paravati |
She is a wife of Shiva, and is considered the perfect wife and mother. |
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Sarasvati |
She is the chief wife of Brahma, and the goddess of knowledge, poetry, speech and wisdom. |
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Mandir |
A Hindu temple. |
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Shudras |
In the Caste System this group are considered the slaves and servant. People in the group cannot be reincarnated. |
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Mantras |
A Hindu Hymn to the gods. |
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Vedic books. |
The Hindu religious books that teach how to understand the Universe. Made up of 4 books: the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda. |
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Rug-Veda |
This is the most important book of the Vedas. It is the book of knowledge, and contain 1,000 hymns to the gods. |
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Ahimsa |
To love and preserve life whenever possible. |
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Hare Krishna |
A religious group, largely in America, that follows the Vedas. |
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Suttee |
The ancient Indian practice of burning a wife on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. |
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Brahma |
He is the Hindu god of creation. One of the three main Hindu gods. |
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William Carey |
He was a British Missionary in India who fought to bring an end to the practice of Suttee, and child marriages. |
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Varnas |
The Sanskrit word for skin color, it forms the basis for the Varnas System, or Caste System. |
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Animism |
The spiritual belief in or worship of non-human entities. |
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Avidya |
Meaning Ignorance, usually in reference to the knowledge of reality. |
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Sannyasa |
The stage in life where a person renounces worldly things and lives a life of meditation. |
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Brahmanism |
The religion of the Indian people before it became Hinduism. |
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Bindi |
The dot that women wear on their foreheads. |
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Harijan |
Meaning 'Children of God', the word used by Gandhi to describe untouchables. |