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• Hinduism


  3rd world's largest religion (1 billion followers)
• Caste system


  • Brahmin - Priests, scholars/academics
  • Kshatriyas - Soldiers, warriors, and kings
  • Vaisyas - Merchants, professionals, and landowners
  • Sudras - Labourers, commoners, peasants, and servants
  • Untouchables - Outcasts, street sweepers, and latrine cleaners
• Vedas


  Collections of teachings on religious rituals poetry, formulas, beliefs, and explanatory prose
• 4 major parts of Veda

  • Rig Veda
  • Sama Veda
  • Yajur Veda
  • Atharva Veda
• Rig Veda


  Hymns to God and Goddesses, 1,028 hymns (10 books) Mandala–Each are written by Sages Priestly Caste, 33 deities mentioned and venerated
• Sama Veda


  Collection of songs based on Rig Veda, Means sweet song that sorrow (dedicated to praising god)
• Yajur Veda


  Rituals and sacrifices to deities
• Atharva Veda


  Cursing your enemy or charming someone or learn to invoke rain or discover herbal medicine
• Indra


  Protector and slayer
• Sri Aurobindo


  Indian nationalist and philosopher, Described Upanishads as the "supreme work of the Indian mind"
• Brahman


  The great or the supreme, the concept of Brahman explains the Hindu understanding of the nature of the ultimate reality, the whole reality, the source of everything, and the creator
• Karma


  Justice is served
• Samsara


  Reincarnation facilitates karma through a physical body, An endless cycle of life, of cause and effect, of karma and reincarnation
• Types of Yoga


  • Jnana - Yoga
  • Karma - Yoga
  • Bhakti - Yoga
  • Raja - Yoga
• Jnana - Yoga


  The discipline of knowledge, Understanding the true nature of Atman
• Karma - Yoga


  The discipline of action
• Bhakti - Yoga


  The way of devotion
• Raja - Yoga


  The comprehensive method that emphasizes meditation, Its central feature is "samyan" or "effort"
• The four sights


  • Sick man
  • Old man
  • Dead man
  • Monk
• The four noble truths


  • Dukka
  • Samudya
  • Nirodha
  • Magga
• Dukka


  Suffering, Life is suffering
• Samudya


  The origin of suffering, Suffering is caused by craving and desires
• Nirodha


  The cessation of suffering, To rid life of suffering and achieve release from the cycle of rebirth, one has to get rid of all cravings and desires
• Magga


  The path leading to the cessation of suffering, The way to get rid of all cravings and desires is to follow the eight-fold path
• The Buddha's eightfold path


  • Right understanding
  • Right thought
  • Right speech
  • Right action
  • Right livelihood
  • Right effort
  • Right mindfulness
  • Right concentration
• 3 categories of the eightfold path

  • Morality: Right speech, right conduct, right livelihood
  • Meditation: right effort, right awareness, right meditation
  • Wisdom: right view, right intention
• Theravada Buddhism


  Its scripture is written using the ancient Pali language (dialect from India), Theravadin = follower of Theravada
• The law of dependent origination


  The enlightenment of the Buddha with connection among the existence of life, death, and rebirth
• 12 components or link of dependent origin

  • Ignorance (Avidya)
  • Karma Formation (Sankhara)
  • Consciousness (Vijnnana)
  • Name and Form (Nama-rufa)
  • Six Senses (Ayatana)
  • Contact (Phassa)
  • Feeling (Vedana)
  • Craving/Attachment (Tanha)
  • Clinging/Grasping (Upadana)
  • Process of becoming/Existence (Bhava)
  • Rebirth (Jati)
  • Old age/ Decay/Death (JaraMarana)
• Ignorance (Avidya)


  The lack of wisdom is the root of all evil; not knowing and understanding the Dharma and 4 noble truths
• Karma Formation (Sankhara)


  Because people do not understand the truth, they are subject to all kinds of actions. wholesome or unwholesome thoughts, speech, and deeds
• Consciousness (Vijnnana)


  It is the moment of consciousness. the birth of a person
• Name and Form (Nama-rufa)

  It is the mental and physical existence
• Six Senses (Ayatana)


  These are eyes, nose, ears, tongue, skin, and the contact between sense and its object
• Contact (phassa)


  The period when sense and consciousness come together which causes the person to know if the object gives pleasure or pain
• Feeling (Vedana)


  Pleasurable feelings lead to a strong desire for more. While painful feelings lead to avoidance
• Craving/Attachment (Tanha)


  Cravings increase desire but give no satisfaction
• Clinging/Grasping (Upadana)


  A stronger degree of desire
• Process of becoming/Existence (Bhava)


  It is a period from the time of the present life up to the beginning of the next lifetime
• Rebirth (Jati)


  The cycle of rebirth leads to sorrow