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T2 2.1 Hindu vocabulary

Across
Pilgrimage site, literally means 'ford' a place where you cross between the material world to the spiritual
Sanskrit meaning action. Moral law of cause and effect of actions
Collection of over 200 texts that provide commentary on the Vedas
Highest of the four castes traditionally made up of priests
Part of jnana marga that all reality is essentially Brahman
The eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe
Short section of the epic poem. Hindu's most popular sacred text
Liberation or release of the individual self, atman, from the bondage of samsara
Sanskrit meaning path of knowledge
Belief of two distinct categories: matter and eternal selves
Second of the four castes traditionally made up of warriors and administrators
Cosmic illusion brought about by divine creative power
Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life
A wandering ascetic who has advanced to the fourth and highest stage of life
Down
Doctrine that reality is ultimately made up of only one essence
Lowest of the four castes
Sanskrit meaning path of devotion
Living embodiment of a deity, especially Vishnu
Hindu's oldest sacred text
Sanskrit meaning path of works
Third of the four castes traditionally made up of producers
One who renounces physical pleasures and worldly attachments for the sake of spiritual advancement
Trancelike state in which self-consciousness is lost, and the mind is absorbed into the ultimate reality
Ethical duty based on the divine order of reality
The wheel of rebirth or reincarnation
System seeking to free the eternal self from the bondage of personhood, ultimately resulting in samadhi
The eternal self
Pleasure, especially of sensual love; one of the four goals of life