Hindu Vocab Ws Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
The Vedas	collection of Aryan writings
The Rig Veda	oldest and most sacred collection of hymns
Upanishads	collection of writings, concerned about rebirth
Brahman	Ultimate Reality or Absolute Reality
Atman	individual soul or essence
avatar	incarnation of a Hindu god
Bhagavad Gita	most popular of Hindu scriptures
Brahma	god of creation
Vishnu	Krishna and Rama
Shiva	destroying god
Transcendent	lying beyond the ordinary range of perception
Maya	sanskrit for illusions , teaching that says only Brahman is permanent
Moksha	pursuit of liberation from cycle of rebirth through actions
Samsara	experience of birth, life, and death over and over again until one is with Brahman
Brahmins	Hindu or Vedic priest
Kshatriyas	warriors that help protect and rule society
Vaishya	third level of caste system, made up of farmers and merchants
Shrudas	servants, fourth level
Asprishya	untouchable
Dharma	person's duties in life
Artha	pursuit of both material and political wealth
Kama	pursuit of artistic, recreational, and sensual pleasure
Grihastha	stage of the householder
Vanaprastha	forest dweller
Sannyasin	spiritual pilgrim who renounces everything for pursuing moksha
Bhakti	sacrificial ritual, devotional path
Jnana	knowledge
Karma Yoga	technique used to try to make body and soul one
Ahimsa	non violence
Satyagraha	practice of passive resistance
mantra	sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer or meditation
Sanskrit	liturgical and scriptural language of Hinduism
Guru	Hindu teacher, philosophical and spiritual guide
Shruti	oldest Hindu scripture
Mahatma	great soul

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