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Hindusim
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ahimsa | a term implying peaceful interaction with other beings; non-injury |
| Asceticism | self-denial of pleasure, self-imposition of hardship to achieve spiritual advancement |
| Atman | Upanishad concept that the human soul, which at its core is equivalent to Brahman |
| Avatar | an incarnation of a Hindu deity |
| Bhagavad Gita | Hindu book written by 200 C.E. in the wake of the Upanishads, Buddhism, and Jainism; it accepted karma and transmigration, |
| Brahma | Hindu creator deity |
| Brahman | absolute reality, the pantheistic deity of Upanishads and Vedanta Hinduism |
| Brahmin | the highest caste (priests) in India |
| Caste | Hindu rigid system of heredity social class |
| Dharma | Buddhist and Hindu term for doctrine |
| Gandhi, M. | (1869-1948) nonviolent leader of political independence in India |
| Guru | a Hindu, Jain, or Sikh spiritual leader or teacher |
| Hinduism | syncretism of Aryans & indigenous peoples of India; emphasis on caste & Vedas; both polytheism & pantheism |
| Jainism | a very ascetic Indian religion, atheist, dualist, non-injury to animals; Mahavira was its major proponent in the 6th century B.C.E. |
| Kali | Hindu goddess, consort of Shiva, demands sacrifice |
| Karma | doctrine of the good or bad consequences of deeds, impacts one's reincarnation |
| Krishna | Hindu avatar of Visnu, hero of Bhagavad Gita |
| Mahavira | 6th century B.C.E. title given to a major figure in Jainism; emphasis on meditation, asceticism, non-injury |
| Monism | "all reality is of a single thing" |
| Mysticism | using contemplation to achieve union with God; the experience is ecstatic, ineffable |
| Pantheism | "all is god" doctrine found in Upanishads |
| Parsees | modern remnants of Zoroastrianism, found in India, Pakistan, Iran |
| Reincarnation - doctrine "souls are recycled into new bodies" | |
| Rishi | Hindu title for a guru, inspired writer |
| Shiva | Hindu destroyer deity |
| Sikh | religion blending some elements of Islam and Hinduism, founded by Nanak in 15th century in Northern India |
| Swami | honorific title given to Hindu sage |
| Tantric | Buddhist and Hindu cults emphasizing salvation by sinful ecstasy |
| Theism | view of God as all-powerful, all-knowing transcendent Creator Deity, usually capable of personal contact and answering prayer |
| Transmigration of souls | reincarnation of soul into other bodies after death |
| Upanishads | Hindu writings 800-200 B.C.E.; mystical, pantheistic, monist: concept of Brahman |
| Vedanta | Hindu sect emphasizing pantheism, mysticism, asceticism; (see Upanishads) |
| Vedas | earliest and most sacred of all Hindu literature; describe Aryan conquest, castes, polytheistic |
| Vishnu | Hindu preserver deity |
| Yoga | Hindu bodily exercises for mystical experience |
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