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Hindu Key Terms

Horizontales
divides Hindu society into four levels of spiritual purity: Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (merchants), Shudras (workers/craftsmen/farmers)
a collection of literary works from the Vedic Period, around 1500 BCE. “Veda” in Sanskrit (their native language) means knowledge.
the ancient philosophical texts that form the basis of most Hindu doctrines
It is the moral law of cause and effect that basically every action has a consequence
an endless cycle of birth and rebirth; it comes from the notion of the cyclical pattern, a life that goes on and on and on. What the next reality is depends on the actions you took in your previous life (including the notion of Karma)
after death, an individual or a perceived individual might take on another identity in another reality. It would be perceived as another life.
ethical duty based on the divine order of reality. It is the one duty of you life that is often determined by gender and social status in the caste system
paths of physical and psychological practices whose goal is liberation
the Hindu god of creation. Also known as the grandfather, he was the original creator of the universe.
Verticales
all pervading, and often depicted blue like the sky, Vishnu through his incarnations (avatara) preserves righteousness when forces of chaos and unrighteousness threaten the cosmic order. Generally portrayed as a cosmic king, resting on an endless serpent.
Hindu god that forms part of the Hindu triumvirate with Vishnu and Brahma. His goal is to destroy the world in order to recreate it
Hindu’s most popular sacred text; Krishna teaches Arjuna about many important religious issues, including reincarnation and atman (the ultimate reality within, the eternal Self)
it is an incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity, commonly of Vishnu, who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose
Non-violence in all things
the Ultimate Reality, the central idea in Hinduism. Brahman is considered to be the true reality of things; it is shapeless, genderless, and bodiless, it can not be described, but only experienced. According to the religion, we are all part of Brahman.
the freeing from the Samsara, the birth and rebirth cycle. The idea is that, if you can escape the cycle, and awaken to your true reality, you will rejoin Brahman and reach Moksha.
the illusion of the reality that we see around us. It is not just the illusion created by our senses, but it is even notions like our ego and our identity.