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Origins/The Vedic Tradition

 

Identify/define these terms:

 

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Upanishadic Metaphysics

 

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T/F: To achieve Moksha you need to have good karma

 


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Hinduism as a way of life

 

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Which four of the above are caste groups?

Which four of the above are goals of life?

What are the four stages of life?

 

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The Hindu Pantheon

 

Identify these deities:

A.    Match them with the images (see handout/posters)

B.    Indicate which are male and which female

C.    Match them with their role/function:

a.     Avatar of Vishnu (featured in the Bhagavad Gita)

b.     Avatar of Vishnu (featured in the Ramayana)

c.     Creator

d.     Destroyer/transformer

e.     Good fortune

f.      Preserver

g.     Remover of obstacles

h.     Wisdom

i.      Consort of Krishna

j.      Consort of Rama

k.     Ideal devotee of Rama

l.      Nurturing, mother figure

m.   Warrior goddess

n.     Female destroyer of demons

 

Place your responses on this chart (or on the "Hindu Pantheon" handout of images):

 

Image

male/female?

Role/function/relation

Brahma

 

 

 

Durga

 

 

 

Ganesha

 

 

 

Hanuman

 

 

 

Kali

 

 

 

Krishna

 

 

 

Lakshmi

 

 

 

Parvati

 

 

 

Rama

 

 

 

Radha

 

 

 

Sarasvati

 

 

 

Sita

 

 

 

Shiva

 

 

 

Vishnu

 

 

 

 

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Devotional Hinduism

 

Identify/define these terms:

·       Bhakti

·       Darsan

·       Prasad

·       Puja

·       Shaivites

·       Shaktas

·       Vaishnavites

·       Ramayana

·       Puranas

·       Mahabharata

·       Bhagavad Gita

 

 

 


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Spiritual Disciplines

 

·       Guru

·       Ashram

·       Karma Yoga

·       Raja Yoga

o   Asana

o   Mantra

o   Yantra

o   Samadhi

o   SatChitAnanada

·       Jnana Yoga

o   Samkhya

o   Advita Vedanta

§  Avidya

§  Maya

§  Lila

§  Monism

What are the eight stages of meditation practice as developed by Patanjali?