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| book includes bhagavad gita |
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| epic poem about soldier that doesn't want to fight (fulfull dharma) |
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| incarnation of vishnu, historical figure, ideal marriage |
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| incarnation of vishnu, fertility, blue skin, flute |
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| Vishnu- final form. rides white horse. brings the end of human existence |
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| Bird Creature that Vishnu rides |
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| Vishnu sleeping on serpent that represents the cosmic ocean |
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| combo of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (creation, preservation, destruction) |
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| god of creation, picture with four faces on flower |
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| bronze statues of shiva with fire halo and drum "ruler of the dance" |
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| nice goddess/ Mother Goddess/ Divine Shakti/ holds conch, rides lion or tiger |
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| Angry ersion of Parvati, "dark", many weapons, necklace of skulls, to protect children |
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| Goddess of conquering obstacles, serene with halo, has many weapons and rides a tiger--like Kali |
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| Goddess- protects from misery and money-related sorrows |
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| Goddess of earth and fertility |
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| Half male, half female deity--shows shakti and shiva |
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| God of overcoming obstacles. Elephant head, son of shiva and parvati |
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| books used by priests about ceremonies |
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| combination of Raja and Asana yoga to lift spiritual energy along chakras |
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| 7 psychic centers along the spine that lift spiritual energy |
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| a devotional ritual like bringing flowers to an alter |
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| experiencing the presence of god through a holy person's eyes |
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| a short sacred phrase, often chanted or used in meditation |
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| a state of comple inner peace resulting from meditation |
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| to be released from samsara--the ultimate human goal |
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| the illusion of the everyday world as individual happenings--everything is actually connected |
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| charm and prayer knowledge |
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| hymn knowledge-most important book |
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| books at end of vedas for insight to external and internal reality for forest dwellers and normal people |
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| book of rituals for forest dwellers |
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| sacred texts, second in authority to Sruti |
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