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History & Significants
Language/Key Terms
Sacred Rituals/Festivals
Beilefs
Moral Principals
100
The Pre-Vedic period.
What is 2500 - 1500 BC
100
A deity who has descended into the world in earthly form.
What is Avatar
100
The temple Hindu's would got to attend prayer and rituals.
What is the mandir
100
They are the laboring caste, whos job is only to serve the other three castes
What is Sudras
100
All reality is ultimately one.
What is MONISM
200
The Vedic period
What is 1500 - 600 BC
200
The language of ancient India
What is Sanskrit
200
The practice of virtue, the living of an ethical and ritually correct life.
What is Dharma
200
Hindus believe that bathing in the river on certain occasions causes the remission of sins and facilitates the attainment of liberation from the cycle of life and death.
What is the Ganges
200
A place of worship in your house that is usually a room, corner or an alcove set as a shrine.
What is Puja
300
To be imprisoned in ignorance and distraction
What is Maya
300
Sacred sounds, words, or phrases, repeated in ritual.
What is Mantra
300
A religious ritual performed by Hindus as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.
What is Puja
300
The idea that people are different so they should have different roles.
What is the caste system
300
The moral law of cause and effect.
What is karma
400
Living creatures, including humans and everything else living nature, are like drops of ocean spray, all combine complete each other and make one.
What is Brahman
400
Early sacred scriptures of Hinduism
What is Vedas
400
The occasion marks the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king, Ravana, the victory of good over evil. Source: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/hindu_festivals.pdf
What is Dussehra
400
The first man and women in, also the first king and queen. source:http://www.funtrivia.com/html5/index.cfm?qid=301528
What is Manu and Shatarupa
400
Provides limits to peoples’ pursuits; shifts focus from private cravings. It involves unconditional concern for the world.
What is Dharma
500
Brahma is the "Creator". Vishnu is the "Preserver". Shiva is the "Destroyer". Source:http://www.funtrivia.com/html5/index.cfm?qid=301528
What is Trimurit
500
Sacred scriptures; the final dialogues ending the Vedas
What is Upanishads
500
Spring festival dedicated to Krishna. People shower each other with colored water and smear red and green powder on each other. Source: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/hindu_festivals.pdf
What is Holi
500
The ultimate goal of life for Hindus, to be freed from the wheel of life.
What is Moksha
500
Having a life that your trying constantly to strive to accomplish self-perfection, a true moral life, by getting ride of interferes with self-perfection
What is true unity