RLG206H5 Lecture : Lec one

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The vedas (knowledge, wisdom) contained hymns to the gods, religious materials and teachings used in ritual sacrifices and in daily life early texts of hinduism that teach about the many gods. Varna (caste system: brahmans: priests, kshatriyas: warriors, vaishyas: merchants and artisans (providers, sh dras: farmers, workers and servants, untouchables. The hindu tradition: reincarnation, karma: action"; intentional act; the effect such actions leave that influence the future of the actor, atman: the soul or essence of one"s self; soul, permanent self. Brahman www. notesolution. com: the universal being; god, understood to be not so much personal as the source and essence of all existence, ultimate reality in hinduism. 32 primary marks and 80 secondary marks of a great man. The four signs (1) an old man (2) a sick man (3) a corpse (4) an ascetic monk, a forest ramana. Rama a ( striver ) strivers for liberation and contentment wandering ascetics who lived in poverty and begged for what they needed.

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