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Hindusim

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