RLG206H5 : BUDDHISM REVIEW.docx
Document Summary
The vedas: texts which shared knowledge or wisdom , they teach about many gods. The vedas contained more hyms to the gods, along with religious materials and teachings used in ritual sacrifices and in daily life. Karma: action"; intentional act, the effect such actions leave that influence the future of the actor. Atman: the soul or essence of ones self; the permanent self. Sramana: members of new communities who set out to seek liberation. These were often wandering ascetics who lived in poverty and begged for what they needed. Among these sramana communities were the jains, ajivakas, materialists and the. Jiva: an individual soul that is bound by karma and rebirth to the material world. The only way one can free jiva from this bondage is through severe ascetism. Samsara: wandering ; process of birth, death, and rebirth; world of suffering.
