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| definitive texts of the Hindu religious, said to have to have been told by the gods themselves |
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| directly heard from the gods/ memorized tradition |
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| Life energy of all things |
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| following life by a virtuous path |
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| to release ones self from the cycle of life death and rebirth. In essence enlightenment |
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| cycle of birth death and rebirth ( cycle of suffering ) |
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| ones true self/soul travels with body through reincarnation |
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| way of life ( in practice the hindu religion) |
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| being seen or seeing a god |
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| the upper 3 castes, follow a life with 4 stages student, householder, retire, ascetic |
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| member of the uppermost caste, most are priests |
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| lowest caste in the varna system, does jobs for the upper 3 castes |
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| member of the upper caste composed mostly of merchants and farmers |
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| performance of duty as articulated in the vedas. |
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| Important hindu book focusing on Krisna and Arjuna that preaches the caste system. |
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| "untouchables",do jobs such as waste removal |
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