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Hindu Flash Cards 2
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- 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
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