RELG 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vedic Period, Maharishi, Religious Text

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 208
• Professor: Suzanne Gray

Document Summary

Atman is usually translated as soul, which is the true of ultimate self. In hinduism, it is important to remember that atman and brahman are the same thing. Nirguna: two way of describing god, without attribute** Saguna: with attribute, personal, with a face, without. Hinduism is the only religion where god can be depicted as a female ** Vishnu: two main ** sustainer and protector of the universe. Krishna: famous for delivering the baganmita mahnabharta mahabharata, One god must bring the universe to conclusion. Jiva: religious conception of a human human being in hinduism. Samsara: the concept of the universe in hinduism which is the realm where. Maya: rules samsara, illusion, nothing is real it is all an illusion. Moksa: means spiritual liberation, which is the final step of religious step in liberation. Karma: actions, your actions determine your place in the universe. Brahmana: cast of scholars, all people who are literate that can perform the rituals.