RG ST 3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Harappa, Hinayana, Indus River
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Krishna - god of compassion, tenderness, and love in hinduism: highly revered in indian culture, especially during the bhakti movement, thought to have invited young women to dance with his magic flute. Karma yoga is the yoga of action or work; specifically, karma yoga is the path of dedicated work: renouncing the results of our actions as a spiritual offering rather than hoarding the results for ourselves. (acting according to dharma) Jnana yoga is the path of self-realization, the path of knowledge. Bhakti yoga is the focus of loving devotion to one specific, personal god. Atman refers to the corresponding divine self at the deepest levels of a person (a person"s soul or inner self) Brahman refers to absolute reality; the source of all things and is all things; the self (atman) or living beings. Shramana - rejects vedic traditions/texts; rejects idea of place in society (marrying, reproducing: two main movements: jainism and buddhism.
