RLGA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rigveda, Hindu Wedding, Dyaus Pita
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Oral text - sound i. e. one person utters it and other memorizes. Agni - fire god i. e. hindu wedding ceremonies. Dyaus pitr /deus pater - like thor. First rig veda - pieces get added on. Brahman - universe and entirety is invisible presence. Atman - deepest part of own souls - mystical identity between our deep souls and brahman. Maya - world is illusion - not see illusion but see the real world. Karma - theory of action (get as u do) Samsara - the world we live in - reborn (the wheel of life) Karma guides you - previous actions and lives push and pull to get you somewhere. I. e. serving its your karma - you deserve it. Manu - why how long to be reborn. Smriti - sacred stories to do with moral principles. Rama or ram - future king has to go through problems.
