GLOSSARY
Ahimsa
Atman
Brahma
Caste/varna
Guru
Jatakarma
Karma
Krishna
Mahatmas/
ministers
Moksha
Pinda
Puja
Pujaris
Pujas
Reincarnation
Rig-Veda
Rishis
Satong
Swamis/rishis
Telak
Upanishads
Vaishnava
Belief in nonviolence.
The essence of every living thing, its spirit or soul, which
comes from Braahma.
Brahma is the name for God in the Hindu religion. He is
sometimes thought of as three gods in one, the other two
being Vishnu (prophet) and Shiva (destroyer of the old
and the maker of the new).
Social system (caste means color).
Teacher.
The ceremony at birth of a child.
The law and deed—a person’s deeds determine the next
life the person will lead.
Personality of the Godhead.
Spiritual leaders.
Salvation.
Rice balls.
Worship.
Priests.
Worship ceremonies.
The belief that a person goes through a succession of
earthly lives.
Sacred Hindu book.
Spiritual men.
Nightly service.
Spiritual men.
The caste mark worn on the forehead.
A collection of philosophic Hindu religious writings.
Personal servant of God.
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