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Intro to Hinduism
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aryans:race of people who migrated to northern India by 1500 B.C.E.
upanishads:philosophical scriptures composed after 900 B.C.E.
vedas:divided into four major groups, these are the earliest of the scriptures revered by Hindus
brahma:the Hindu creator god
vishnu:the Hindu maintainer god
siva:the Hindu destroyer god
kama:the god of love; also desire or lust as an object of life
ganesha:elephant-headed god who is the remover of obstacles
mahadevi:term for the great goddess
kali:destroyer goddess
shakti:the feminine animating principle of the universe
brahman:the universal spirit
nirguna:"without attributes" or "god for philosophers"
seguna:"with attributes" or "god for dummies"
indra:vedic god of war and sky
agni:vedic god of fire
yama:vedic god of death
artha:wealth as an object of life
dharma:duty, responsibility
moksha:release from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
samsara:the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
maia:illusion
varna:Sanskrit term for caste
soma:drink of Vedic priests
brahmin:priestly caste
kshatriya:warrior/ruler caste
vaisya:merchant/artisan/farmer caste
shudra:laborer caste
sannyasa:wandering ascetic
varnaashramadharma:one's duty depending on stage of life and caste (three words, no spaces)
Intro to Hinduism
Across:1. | philosophical scriptures composed after 900 B.C.E. | 4. | divided into four major groups, these are the earliest of the scriptures revered by Hindus | 5. | wandering ascetic | 8. | priestly caste | 11. | destroyer goddess | 13. | vedic god of death | 17. | elephant-headed god who is the remover of obstacles | 18. | the Hindu maintainer god | 20. | the cycle of life, death, and rebirth | 22. | the universal spirit | 23. | wealth as an object of life | 25. | term for the great goddess | 26. | "without attributes" or "god for philosophers" |
| | Down:2. | "with attributes" or "god for dummies" | 3. | vedic god of war and sky | 6. | race of people who migrated to northern India by 1500 B.C.E. | 7. | drink of Vedic priests | 9. | illusion | 10. | duty, responsibility | 12. | vedic god of fire | 14. | the god of love; also desire or lust as an object of life | 15. | laborer caste | 16. | Sanskrit term for caste | 18. | merchant/artisan/farmer caste | 19. | warrior/ruler caste | 20. | the feminine animating principle of the universe | 21. | the Hindu creator god | 24. | the Hindu destroyer god |
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Intro to Hinduism
Across:1. | philosophical scriptures composed after 900 B.C.E. | 4. | divided into four major groups, these are the earliest of the scriptures revered by Hindus | 5. | wandering ascetic | 8. | priestly caste | 11. | destroyer goddess | 13. | vedic god of death | 17. | elephant-headed god who is the remover of obstacles | 18. | the Hindu maintainer god | 20. | the cycle of life, death, and rebirth | 22. | the universal spirit | 23. | wealth as an object of life | 25. | term for the great goddess | 26. | "without attributes" or "god for philosophers" |
| | Down:2. | "with attributes" or "god for dummies" | 3. | vedic god of war and sky | 6. | race of people who migrated to northern India by 1500 B.C.E. | 7. | drink of Vedic priests | 9. | illusion | 10. | duty, responsibility | 12. | vedic god of fire | 14. | the god of love; also desire or lust as an object of life | 15. | laborer caste | 16. | Sanskrit term for caste | 18. | merchant/artisan/farmer caste | 19. | warrior/ruler caste | 20. | the feminine animating principle of the universe | 21. | the Hindu creator god | 24. | the Hindu destroyer god |
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© 2013
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