Term 1: Key Concepts in Hinduism, Quizzes of World Religions

Download Term 1: Key Concepts in Hinduism and more Quizzes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Aryans DEFINITION 1 an Indo-European people usually thought to have migrated to the Indus Valley between 1750 and 1500 BCE TERM 2 Agni DEFINITION 2 a Hindu deity, one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. TERM 3 Atman DEFINITION 3 refers to a self; occasionally the terms "soul" or "ego" are also used. TERM 4 Bhagavad Gita DEFINITION 4 The Song of the Bhagavan, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. TERM 5 bhakti DEFINITION 5 Bhakti yoga (Devangar: ) is a spiritual path described in Hindu philosophy as efficacious for fostering love of, faith in, and surrender to God. TERM 6 Brahman DEFINITION 6 In Hinduism, Brahman is "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world", which "cannot be exactly defined". TERM 7 brahmin DEFINITION 7 the highest class in Hindu society; custodians of the Vedas who reserved for themselves the authority to study and teach the holy words TERM 8 caste DEFINITION 8 Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution. TERM 9 darshana DEFINITION 9 to see and be seen by a particular deity or guru; when Hindus go on a pilgrimage or to visit a temple, they seek darshana TERM 10 dharma DEFINITION 10 for Hindus, means righteousness, justice, faith, duty, a religious and social obligation, but it does not cover all that is sacred for the Hindu.