Flashcards
Hinduism keywords
Cards in this deck (55)
- 1AhimsaThe principle of non violence towards others
- 2BrahmanThe one reality supreme spirit which can be in many forms
- 3DharmaDuty, virtue, morality. It refers to the power which upholds the universe and society.
- 4MokshaThe end of death and the rebirth cycle of karma and is the ultimate goal for Hindus.
- 5MurtiAn image,idol,or statue of a Hindu god or deity
- 6DiwaliThe Hindu festival of lights
- 7PujaWorshiping Hindu Gods or deities
- 8Trimurtithe great 3 Gods. The creator,the preserver,the destroyer
- 9HoliThe Hindu festival of colours
- 10AartiA form of Hindu worship/prayer in which burning lamps are waved before the statues of the Gods to invoke their presence
- 11AshramasFour stages of life
- 12AvatarThe incarnation of a deity,sometimes in human form; most commonly used in Vishnu
- 13BhaktaLove and devotion(to a personal God)
- 14BurfiMilk sweets often give out during worship
- 15BrahminThe priestly caste
- 16BrahmaThe creator God in trimurti
- 17CastesThe social divisions of Hindu societies
- 18DeityA Hindu God or Goddess
- 19GuruA religious teacher and spiritual guide
- 20GaneshaThe elephant-headed god; god of good beginnings; the symbol of luck and remover of obstacles
- 21Gayatri mantraA very important verse from Vedas, which is said each day in particular by Brahmins
- 22HanumanThe monkey god; hero of the Ramayana; God of strength
- 23HoliFestival of colour; also fire and water
- 24IshtadevA personally chosen God
- 25JapaThe repetition of a mantra or the names of God. This can be done aloud or in the mind
- 26jatibirth or caste
- 27karmathe belief that actions determine whether the atman will be released from the cycle of birth.
- 28Krishnaan avatar of Vishnu,which is worshipped widely
- 29Kshatriyathe caste of warriors and rulers; the noble caste
- 30Lakshmithe goddess of wealth and fortune and wife of Vishnu
- 31MahabharataOne of the epic poems that include the Bhagavad Gita
- 32Mahashivratrithe great Shiva night. Shiva has the power to create and destroy. This is a time of fasting
- 33MandirA Hindu place of worship or shrine
- 34MantraA sacred verse from the ancient scriptures that is repeated before and
during worship; usually written in
Sanskrit - 35NamasteA greeting usually said with hands clasped in front of the body; literally "I bow to God as you"
- 36OmA sacred syllable; said to be the first word ever lettered and the first sound heard
- 37PrashadFood offered to the Gods and shared with the congregation
- 38RamayanaOne 2 great epics of India that tells the story of Rama,the seventh avatar of Vishnu
- 39RavanaThe demon king who depicts evil in the Ramayana
- 40Rig VedaThe oldest of the Hindu scriptures, literally; 'Royal Knowledge'
- 41SamsaraThe constant change of the world through a process of birth, death, and being reborn through reincarnation
- 42SamskaraCeremonies that are rites of passage to mark key transition
- 43SanskritLanguage of the ancient scriptures
- 44SaraswatiThe Goddess of music,art,and learning and wife of the God Brahma
- 45SatsangA gathering for devotional singing/worship
- 46ShivaThe most ancient Hindu deity, the Destroyer God -a member of Trimurti
- 47ShikharaThe pyramid atop a mandir that indicates the sanctum of an enshrined deity
- 48ShudraThe caste grouping of unskilled workers or servants
- 49SitaWife of Rama and found in the story of the Ramayana which is told at the time of Diwali
- 50UpanishadsThe Hindu scriptures; final section of the Vedic scriptures
- 51UpanayanaSacred thread ceremony
- 52VarnaOne of the four main groups in traditional Hindu society
- 53VaisyaThe caste grouping of skilled workers, labourers, merchants and minor officials
- 54VedasThe oldest Hindu scriptures that reveal knowledge
- 55VishnuThe Preserver God -member of the Trimurti