REL 2300 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Lotus Position, Axis Mundi, Vaishya
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I: listing (a set of 3 or more for each) Expected to marry, raise a family, and contribute productively to society) Starting to detach himself from worldly pursuits and to turn to meditation and scriptural study)) Be able to withdrawn completely from society and become a sannyasin) + convergence of rivers (2 is sacred, 3 is most sacred) * - types of sacred people in hinduism: + brahmins: priests of brahma who regulate and officiate the sacrifices, guardian of ritual tradition. + gurus: teachers of secret wisdom through yoga. + renunciants: last phase of life to attain spiritual purity and moksha (release) * - places for the sacred in buddhism: + the bo tree: where he received his enlightenment. * samadhi: trancelike state on the edge of nirvana (a state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) * stupa: mound shaped shrines which have bones or relics of monks and saints.
