Flashcards

HINDUISM KEYWORDS

Maria Djamili English 8 cards

Cards in this deck (8)

1AHIMSAnon-injury to living things; the doctrine of non-violence
2BRAHMANthe supreme power in the Universe; ultimate reality; God
3DIWALIHindu festival of Lights (sometimes Divali or Deepavali); this
celebrates good conquering evil and invites the goddess
Lakshmi into the home
4DHARMAthe religious and moral duty in relation to a person’s status
in Hindu society, 'considered by many, but not all, to be
linked to caste
5MOKSHArelease from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth; liberation;
ultimate union with God
6MURTI‘form’; an image or statue of a God/Goddess; one or more of
these are often the focal point of puja
7PUJAprayer/worship of the gods; offerings. Offerings are given to
the murti
8TRIMURTIthe three major aspects of the Brahman, the supreme
power; Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva
the Destroyer