Hindu Terms

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4 eras of history declining in purity
Current, most corrupt era
Ancient cradle of civilization
Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava. Shruti
Oldest of the Vedas
A deity's self sacrifice that brought life into us all
King of Vedic Gods; War & Lightning
Intermediary between heaven and earth; Vedic God of Sacrifice
Psychedelic drink and God; substance for immortality
Sacrifice
Explanations and musings over the Vedas; part of The Veda
Transformative power of heat; Asceticism
The creator, the ultimate reality
The piece of brahman that lives in everything
I am that
Mystical knowledge
Cycle of birth and rebirth
Actions & the power of them
Liberation from samsara
Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra
Student, householder, forest dweller, then renouncer
Caste
Order & duty
What is heard & what is remembered
Longest epic ever written about a war between cousins
The rishi who authored the Mahabharata
Protagonist brothers of the Mahabharata
The 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra
'The Hindu Bible'
A Pandava with a moral dilemma in the Gita
Karma (action), jnana (self realization), bhakti (devotion)
Valmiki's often translated epic
Author of Sanskrit Ramayana
A descendent of Vishnu, King of Kosala
A descendent of Shakti, Ram's wife
Rama's brother
Rama's monkey friend and devotee
Many headed King of Lanka, Enemy of Ram
Author of Hindi ramayana
Dramatic performance of the Ramayana
The dharma of women
Men plant the seed into the soil
A descent of Vishnu onto Earth
Sanskrit myths of major dieties
Sanskrit ritual procedures, extra-vedic revelation
Top-down religious assimilation
Bottom-up social assimilation
Agni
Agriculture Patriarchy Metaphor
Arjuna
Ashramas
Atman
Avatara
Bhagavad Gita
Brahman
Brahmanization
Dharma
Hanuman
Indra
Indus Valley Civ
Jati
Jnana
Kali Yuga
Karma
Kauravas
Lakshmana
Mahabharata
Moksha
Pandavas
Puranas
Purusha Myth
Ram Lila
Rama
Ramayana
Ravana
Rig Veda
Samsara
Sanskritization
Shruti & Smriti
Sita
Soma
Stri-dharma
Tantras
Tapas
Tat twam asi
The Vedas
Three Yogas
Tulsidas/ Ramcaritmanas
Upanishads
Valmiki
Varnas
Vyasa
Yajna
Yuga
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