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Nonviolence or nonharm is called .
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A spiritual teacher who often has many followers is called a .
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A is a word or short phrase often chanted or used in meditation.
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is a spiritual discipline or practice for attaining union with the divine.
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A figure such as Rama and Krishna could be referred to as a(n) , meaning the earthly embodiment of a deity.
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A spiritual community where devotees live and study is called an .
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Devotional practices to a deity or teacher fall under the heading of .
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The moral law of cause and effect that governs one's rebirth is called .
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The great literary work about Krishna that explains the four paths is .
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The state of complete inner peace emerging in the deepest meditation is called .
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is the everyday world of change and suffering, leading to rebirth.
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is the spiritual discipline of postures and bodily exercises.
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"Goddess"; the Divine Feminine, is also called the Great Mother.
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The people were warrior-dominated patriarchs who entered India from the northwest after 2000 B.C.E.
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is a god associated with preservation and love.
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A god associated with divine playfulness; is a form of Vishnu.
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"Liberation" from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth is given the name .
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is the spiritual essence of all individual human beings.
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is the spiritual essence of the universe.
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The are written meditations on the spiritual essence of the universe and the self.
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"Three forms" of the divine; is the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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A wandering holy man is referred to as a(n) .
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A form of Devi, is a goddess associated with destruction and rebirth.
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The are four collections of ancient prayers and rituals included in Hindu sacred scripture.
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The is the most sacred river in India.
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Offerings and ritual in honor of a deity are known as .
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Translated variously as "reality force" of "truth force," is the term Gandhi used to describe the power of the nonviolent resistance to oppressive social structures.
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The leader of the movement toward Indian independence, advocated nonviolent methods to effect social change.
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The culture flourished in the Indus valley before 2000 B.C.E.
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Meaning meditation, is the experience of the mind focused only on the object of concentration.







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