World Religions - Hinduism

World Religion - Hinduism vocab quiz

The Upanishads

Works of poetry spreading the idea that anyone can be a spiritual master

Devotional period

Hinduism opened up to other Gods and practices, emphasizing personal devotion and worship.

Bhakt

More attention to mind/body as in the tantras.

Tantras

Techniques focused on transforming the human body and mind into a vehicle for divine realization

The Bhagvad-Gita

Part of a very long poem, stressing the idea of spiritual duty to dharma

Dharma

Moral duty

Atman

The key Hindu idea that each person has an eternal soul or self

Maya

“illusion” or “dilution”

Brahman

the ultimate, unchanging reality and all-prevading energy in the universe

Karma

in Hinduism is the universal spiritual law of cause and effect, meaning every intentional thought, word, and action creates a corresponding reaction that shapes a soul's present and future

Samsara

Reincarnation, each being experiences a series of physical births, deaths, and rebirths as multiple species

The Vedas

Oldest Hindu texts

Upanishadic period

A time when the Hindu religion entered a new time of sophistication

Moksha

The release of the soul from the long cycle of rebirth

Himsa

Violence

Shakti

Female God counterparts