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Flashcards by Maria Djamili, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Maria Djamili
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| AHIMSA | non-injury to living things; the doctrine of non-violence |
| BRAHMAN | the supreme power in the Universe; ultimate reality; God |
| DIWALI | Hindu festival of Lights (sometimes Divali or Deepavali); this celebrates good conquering evil and invites the goddess Lakshmi into the home |
| DHARMA | the religious and moral duty in relation to a person’s status in Hindu society, 'considered by many, but not all, to be linked to caste |
| MOKSHA | release from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth; liberation; ultimate union with God |
| MURTI | ‘form’; an image or statue of a God/Goddess; one or more of these are often the focal point of puja |
| PUJA | prayer/worship of the gods; offerings. Offerings are given to the murti |
| TRIMURTI | the three major aspects of the Brahman, the supreme power; Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer |
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