RLG100Y1 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Upadesa, Upanishads, Upanayana
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Ancient vedic traditions: the role of scripture and ritual. Classical hinduism: accessibility, dharma, and the role and place of persons . Artha wealth and power one of the classical aims in life, neither good nor bad in itself, however, person can become immortal if pursued with wrongly. Avatara a decent or incarnation of a deity in earthly form, example: vishnu and rama or. Bhakti loving devotion to a deity seen as a gracious being who enters the world for the benefit of humans, one way to liberation through bhakti yoga (way of devotion, bhakti traditions differ in north and south india. Brahmin a member of the priestly class, a type of social class, considered itself highest social class in hindu society, only group in hindu society authorized to teach the vedas. Dharma a goal/aim in life, to follow religious and social duty, including both righteousness and faith, does not cover all that is sacred for the hindu.
