RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Hinduism, Balinese Hinduism, Dharma
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Hinduism is the most preservative out of the indic religions since it did keep the. At the end of the 4 vedas comes the. No english equivalent to the word dharma. Hinduism in indic languages is called hindu dharma, meaning religion of the right way of living for the hindus. Not theistic; not related to an ethical god. This system is based on the indic worldview: samsara and karma. Cosmic level: sanatana dharma: meaning the eternal dharma, the unchanging universal law of order which decrees that every entity in the universe should behave in accordance with the laws that applies in its particular nature. Human level: sadharana: moral stuff (info on lecture #16) Personal level: varna: through the family structure that the idea of the dharma is lived, transmitted and expressed. Jews and muslims find pork and pigs nasteh!! As long as he follows his dharma, a hindu is free.
