HINDUISM - Terms to review for test...
In preparation for our test, you should review the entire fact sheet as well as recall and reflect on the various discussions and
activities we have had in class. Pay special attention to the following terms/concepts:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sanatana Dharma
Mandir
Origin of the term "Hindu"
Darshan
Prasad
Meaning of greeting "Namaste"
Puja
OM (A-U-M)
Pandit
Significance of Lotus
Mantra
Mudras
Hinduism is Monotheistic/Henotheistic
Yantra
Hindu understanding of reincarnation
Lingham/Yoni
(...also recall the term incarnation)
Ahisma
Hindu understanding of the sacred
Sat/Asat
Maya
BRAHMAN
Identify Sacred Scripture: B'ghavad Gita/Vedas/Upanishads
TRIMURTI: Brahma Vishnu Shiva
Four stages of life & relationship to four sacred goals in life
(their roles and their consorts)
Paths to moksha: Ways of knowledge; action and devotion
Ganesha
(general understanding of deities)
Atman
Samsara
Karma
Moksha
Dharma
Murti