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Sanskrit Words beginning with A Glossary of Hindu Terms with Meanings Adharma: contrary to what is right ; evil . See dharma Aditi : Vedic goddess , the ' mother' of the gods Adityas : Vedic sun deities , offspring of Aditi Advaita Vedanta : non -dualistic Vedantic philosophy Agamas: mystical scriptures pertaining to specific Hindu sects such as Vaisnavaites or Saivites Agni : fire ; sacred fire ; fire god Ahimsa : non -violence Amma : mother, a compound often used in the names of female goddesses Amrta : a nectar which was believed to bestow immortality Ananda : bliss ; the bliss of union with Brahman Anna : food , rice Aranyaka Vedic : forest texts or writings Arjun: one of the sons of Pandu and the main (human ) character of the Bhagavad Gita Artha : worldly wealth , pursuit of wealth and social status Arti : act of worship celebrating light Aryans: the migrant invaders of India from approximately 1500 BC ; people of spiritual values Asanas: yogic postures Asat: non -being, that is to say the unreality of the world as opposed to the true Being (sat) which is Brahman . Ashram : hermitage , retreat or place of quiet and solitude , often in a forest , where a Hindu sage lives alone or with his disciples Asramas : the four stages of life in Hinduism Asvamedha: probably the most prestigious of Vedic sacrificial rites , where a horse is sacrificed in a yajna by the king whose supremacy has been acknowledged by the neighbouring kings Atharva Veda : 'Knowledge of Incantations ' , the fourth Veda Atman: the presence of Brahman as the deepest essence of the self in all entities; the Divine Self , a synonym of Brahman Aum : the sacred sound and symbol which represents Brahman in its unmanifest and manifest aspects Avatar : literally ' descents ' , incarnation of God , usually the incarnations of Visnu and his consort Laksmi Avidya: ignorance Ayurveda: Vedic medical system |
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@killerme | 18 February 11 | |
Sanskrit Words beginning with B Glossary of Hindu Terms with Meanings Bhagavad Gita : Hindu scripture of the avatar Krishna dated to approximately the first two centuries BC Bhajans : hymns in praise of a deity Bhakta : ardent devotee of a deity who expresses loving-devotion to the divine Bhakti : ecstatic loving-devotion to the Almighty Bhakti marga : the path of devotion Bhakti Yoga : Yoga of Devotion Bhuktis : planetary time periods , minor Bindi: mark (usually a round , red ) worn on the centre of the forehead to show that a woman is married Brahma : form of the Hindu trinity governing creation or the Creator God Brahmachari : young boy at the first of the four stages of life , the stage of the student Brahmacharya : control of s*xual energy ; state of life of learning and purity Brahman : the Absolute or ultimate reality Brahmanas : Vedic ritualistic texts or manuals of instruction on the Vedas Brahmins : a priest and member of the most privileged of the four social classes of Hinduism Brihaspati : Vedic God of the ritual , the planet Jupiter Buddha: ninth avatar of Vishnu Buddhism : non -orthodox form of Vedic / Aryan teaching founded by the Buddha or enlightened on |
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@killerme | 18 February 11 | |
1Sanskrit Words beginning with C Glossary of Hindu Terms with Meanings Chakras : nerve centers of the subtle body ; non -dualistic Vedantic philosophy Charvakas : materialistic philosophers of ancient India Chela: disciple and student of a guru Cit or Chit : the Pure Consciousness equated with moksa when the egoistic self is lost |
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~~Sanskrit Words beginning with D Glossary of Hindu Terms with Meanings Dalit : person outside the class system of Hinduism who was formerly termed as Untouchable Darsanas: writings of the six philosophical schools of Hindu religious thought Darshan: literally ' view ' or 'sight of ' referring to audience with a deity Dashas : planetary time periods Deva : male deity ; literally ' shining one ' Devi : female deity Dharana: yogic concentration or attention Dharma: what is right for the self - moral piety , religion , honor , the clan , karma or work , society and the universe Dharma Sastras: Law Books forming part of the scriptures of Hinduism Dhatus : bodily tissues in Ayurvedic medicine Dhyana: meditation Diwali or Divali : Hindu festival of lights Doshas : biological humors of Ayurvedic medicine Durga: the Goddess as the destroyer of demons , one of the energy forms of Siva Dussehra : Hindu festival that celebrates the defeat of the demon King Ravan at the hands of Lord Ram (found in the epic 'Ramayana '). It is also the worship of goddess Durga . Dvandva : dualities ; pairs of opposites Dvija: twice-born , referring to the Brahmins , (formerly even the Ksatriyas and Vaisyas ), who undergo initiation into the Hindu religion at a sacred- thread ceremony |
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