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Hinduism Vocabulary

Across
The eternal self, which the Upanishads identify with the Brahman
A system of Hindu philosophy and one approach within nana manga- the path of knowledge seeking to free the eternal self from the bondage of personhood, culminating in the experience of samadhi, physical and psychological techniques for spiritual development
Eternal self
Liberation or release of the individual self, atman, from the bondage of samsara
The path of knowledge
The path of devotion- The most popular of the three Hindu paths to salvation- emphasizing loving devotion to one's chosen god or goddess.
The Song of the Blessed Lord
A collection of over 200 texts composed between 900 & 200 BC that provides a philosophical commentary on the Vedas.
One who renounces physical pleasures & worldly attachments.
The third of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of producers, such as farmers, merchants & artisans
Classes within the Caste System
A collection of 1,017 Sanskrit hymns composed about 1500 BC or oldest-Hinduism's oldest sacred text
This is the fourth largest religion in the world.
One who renounces physical pleasures and worldly attachments
An incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity , usually of Vishnu.
Down
Moral law of cause & effect
The moral law of cause & effect
Eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe
Doctrine that reality is ultimately made of only one existence.
Pleasure, especially of sensual love, one of the four goals in life
The wheel of rebirth or reincarnation
Material success and social prestige- one of the four goals in life
Traditional division of Hindu Society
Doctrine that reality is ultimately made up of only one essence
The lowest of the four classes in the caste system, traditionally made up of farmers & laborers.
The eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception & thought
The highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests
Ethical duty based on the divine order of reality, one of the four goals in life