level: Hinduism
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Hinduism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hindu scripture | Vedas |
| knowledge | Veda |
| Heard | Shruti |
| Remembered | Smruti |
| Holy men | Rishis |
| Hindu sage (especially learned) | Seer |
| Hymn knowledge | Rig Veda |
| Chant knowledge | Sama Veda |
| Ceremonial knowledge | Yajur Veda |
| Knowledge from fire priest | Atharva Veda |
| Hymns of praise | Samhitas |
| Teachings about the self and Ultimate reality from the last part of the Vedas | Upanishads |
| scripture that sums up the fundamental ideas of Hinduism | Bhagavad Gita |
| Divine reality of external universe | Brahman |
| Divine reality of the self | Atman |
| Illusion | Maya |
| the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth | Samsara |
| To be released from the samsara (cycle) | Moksha |
| Caste system - either hereditary or occupational | Varna |
| Priest | Brahmin |
| warrior, noble, ruling | Kshatriya |
| Merchants, artisans | Vaishya |
| servant, worker | Shudra |
| untouchable, outside of caste system | Mlechcha or Candala |
| economic security/power | Artha |
| social and religious duty | Dharma |