CGS HU 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Caste System In India, Enlightened Absolutism, Christian Mortalism
19 Dec 2016
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Hinduism -- polytheistic on the surface with traces of underlying monotheism. Many hindu gods or deities = expressions of one, universal spirit or. Hindu ethic: (1) reject a life of earthly pleasures (2) focus on internal qualities: knowledge, discipline, and devotion (3) external action: performing one"s dharma while renouncing (foregoing) the fruits of action reject consequences of action (kant. Vedas -- most ancient hindu sacred literatures comprised of 4 books of. Upanishads -- texts that elaborate on the lessons and stories of the. Caste system -- in ancient india, heredity social hierarchy or class-system. Caste determines duty or what must be done to get good karma (1) highest level = brahmin (2) warriors/guardians (3) craftsmen/merchants (4) slaves/laborers. Materialism -- defining reality reducible to physical matter. Monism -- reality is reducible to one substance, principle, or spiritual reality that makes up everything in the universe (i. e. body isn"t real but the soul of universe is)
