Indian Art Music and Culture Quiz 1

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Sanskrit
  • Base of languages in India

  • Classical language

  • Not spoken

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Hinduism
  • Way of life

  • Oral tradition

  • Guru/sisya

  • Parampara

  • 3 Realms

  • Book of Knowledge

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Kama Lohka
world

love, desire, passion, eros
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Rupa
form, shape, “giving shape”
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Arupa
formlessness, selflessness, oneness

becoming completely immersed
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4 Aims of Life
Kama, Artha, Dharma, Moksha
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Artha
meaning, material, possessions, worldly, wealth
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Dharma
virtuous, righteous duties
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Moksha
salutation, release, liberation
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4 Stages of Life
Sisya, Griha Hasta, Vanaprastha, Bikshu
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Sisya
student
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Griha Hasta
house holder
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Vanaprastha
“ready to walk into the forest”, to isolate
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Bikshu
wandering, in search of the truth
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Brahman
Ultimate goal to achieve

cannot be described - cosmic power, divine energy, absolute

no form - nirguna

mystic syllable “ohm”
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Religions that came from Hinduism
Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam
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Brahma

Lord of creation

  • 4 heads - entire universe

  • pitcher of water

  • vedas - to guide him

  • lotus

saraswati - consort of Brahma, goddess of knowledge

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Brahmin
caste
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Saguna Brahman
with form
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Ishwara
divine image, superior in human form
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Atman
self, soul

merges with the Brahman
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Meaning of Lotus
lotus grows in muddy waters into a beautiful flower

you can always better your life
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Different names of India
Bharat - from sanskrit, most ancient

Hindustan - \`”land beyond Indus(river)”, persian from sindu

India - persian from ”hind”
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**Satchitananda**
Sat - exists, Being, Chit - pure intelligence, consciousness, Ananda - pure bliss
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Vishnu
Lord of preservation

sits on Ananta, many headed cobra symbolizes cosmic energy Ocean - endless milk, bliss \n colored blue - limitless as the sky \n Chakra - discus, order in the universe \n Shanka - conch, Nada (sound) symbolic of removal of ignorance \n Gada - mace, removing evil \n Lotus - beauty/ purity \n Vehicle - Garuda, man/eagle, power/ piety \n Lakshmi - consort, feminine aspect, image for (prosperity and wealth)
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Shiva
Destruction

Lord of Dance - Natraja, Natesha \n symbols: \n Dwarf - apasmara purusa, ego / ignorance, avidya stamps it out \n Drum - nada, sound, knowledge \n Ardhachandra mudra - half moon hand gesture with a tongue of flame, destruction

Ring of flames - prabha mandala - energy wisdom, cycle of destruction creation other hand - protection \n Half moon - time \n Ganga - water
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Two Dances
two forms merged as one \n Lasya - gentle erotic dance \n Tandava - violent, destructive dance
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Paruati
Goddess of love

vehicle - bull

counterpart of shiva
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Maya
Illusion, deceptiom, ignorance, flux, real, unreal

our perception of realityy keeps changing

* aquiring knowledge and experience
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Samsara
Cycle of birth, death, rebirth
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Karma
Law of cause and effect
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Praradbha Karma
beyond our control, soul chooses to be born according to ones previous actions
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Samchita Karma
accumulated karma, tendencies, interests, pertaining characteristics. Changeable with wisdom
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Agami Karma
Actions in out present life which determines our future, pave way for a better life, free will
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Kali

destructive form of Parvati

mother’s fierce/goddess of chaos

dark aspect of goddess Durga

can see through any disguise

  • Created from 3 forces

  • Strong - shakti

  • Standing on shiva

  1. Severed head

  2. plate/skull cap

  3. Bloody tongue out

  4. Sihkl

  5. Skirt of severed hands

  6. Necklace of heads

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4 classes, castes

varna - occupation

  1. Brahmanas, Brahmins - teachers, priests

  2. Kshatriyas - warriors, rulers

  3. Vaishyas - commercial occupations, traders

  4. Sudras - manual labor, farmer, agriculturists

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Incarnations of Vishnu
1)Matsya Avatar (fish) \n 2)Kurma Avatar (tortoise) \n 3)Varaha (Boar) \n 4)Narsimha (half man, half beast/lion) 5)Vamana (the dwarf)

6)Parasurama (the angry man) \n 7)Rama (the perfect man) \n 8)Krishna (the divine statesman) \n 9)Buddha (the compassionate man) \n 10)Kalki (will ride forth and re-establish Dharma)
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Maha Maya Devi
can see through the veils of maya, of ignorance, and remove

durga, shakti, kali
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Difference between Indian and Western art
Western art is an illusion of realism, classical beauty

Indian art is couched in a language of symbols and myths
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Parvati
Divine mother
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Ganesh
new beginnings, remover of obstacles
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Lakshimi
wealth, prosperity
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Saraswati
Knowledge, music, arts
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Durga
Devi, Shakti, warrior goddess
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AUM
awakened state, awareness, imaginary/ dream state
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