Hinduism: IB World Religions

peace

the ideas, beliefs and lifestyle one who shuns the pleasure of the world in an effort to pursue spiritual goals

prosperity and economic values

The soul

Name for the incarnation of a god in a different form

extreme devotion

the impersonal ultimate God or principle

The priestly caste

The idea that each person has a natural role or place in the world; also the notion of world interconnectedness

The main river in India, sacred in Hinduism

A teacher, particularly in Sikhism

A religion close to Hinduism that focus on not trying to kill any living thing

knowledge or understanding—a way to moksha

love, pleasure & psychological values

the idea that current actions will eventually effect future actions

a great Indian epic about the Pandava brothers, contained within it is the Bhagavad-Gita

sound, phrase or idea that focuses the mind

The ultimate goal one achieves when breaking out of the samsara

Common mantra used to focus meditation

nature/natural order

daily prayer or offering

Indian epic about Ram and his allies rescuing Sita from the cluthes of Ravana (a demon)

the lifecycle the atman is trapped in of birth, death, and reincarnation before achieving moksha

cosmic energy, found in om and harnessed through meditation; personified in the great mother goddess

religious text

triad of main Hindu Gods, Brahma (creator), Vishnu (sustainer), and Shiva (destroyer)

system of social groups based on the Vedas that Hindus are born in to; caste system

One of a few sacred Hindu texts composed of four books

literally "the yoke" four types of this involve honing control of one's body and mind

an epoch or an era made up of four ages, lasting billions of years