Gods, Divine, POW, etc.
belief in many gods.
what is polytheism?
occuring in cycles
what is cyclical?
emphasis on acting ethically without selfish motives + following caste system
what is karma marga/yoga?
four
what is how many stages life there are?
success with love life
what is kama?
brahma, vishnu, shiva
what are the 3 main gods?
a cycle of time that is constantly destroyed and recreated
what is yuga?
a movement emphasizing the mutual intense emotional attachment and love of a devotee toward a personal god and of the god for the devotee.
what is bhakti?
marked by devotion, chastity, and obedience
what is brahmacari?
500 to 1500 BC
what is how long medieval hinduism lasted?
they are sometimes androgenous or genderless
what are Hindu Gods?
the text that speaks about cosmology
what is Rig Veda?
way of knowledge and having self awareness. Being intellectual with holy texts
what is Jnana-marga/yoga?
the householder is equivalent to
what is grihastha?
Today they are illegal but are still done
what are dowries?
what is puja?
spirits and matter
what is pursusha and prakriti?
the word devotion in sanskrit
what is bhakti?
after the birth of grandkids and withdrawal from concern of material things, pursuit of solitude, and yoga
what is vanaprastha?
a celebration of fertility and harvest
what is Navaratri?
where a Hindu priest performs worship services
what is a pundit?
the three levels of the universe
southern india in the 7th to the 10th century in the form of poems that Alvars and the Nayanars composed in Tamil to the gods Vishnu and Shiva.
what is where and how bhakti originated?
what hindus seek during the last two stages
what is moksha?
haivism, vaishnava, shaktism, smarta
what are the sects of hinduism?