Eric Chang

Social 8B

Mrs. Teichrob

February 29/2011
Vocabulary sentences
1. Atman- Atman is a Sanskrit word that means ‘self’ in Hinduism
2. Avatar- in Hinduism, avatar is the incarnation of an immortal Being.
3. Bhakti- Bhakti, in Hinduism, teaches the path love and devotion as opposed to the path of
knowledge.
4. Brahma- Brahma is the Hindu god of all creation.
5. Brahman- in Hinduism, Brahman is the supreme universal Spirit that is the origin and
support of the phenomenal universe.
6. Brahmin- Brahmin is a member of the priestly class in the Indian subcontinent and
belongs to the upper caste society.
7. Guru- Guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge.
8. Krishna- Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and its traditionally attributed the
authorship.
9. Meditation- Meditation refers to any of a family of practices in which the practitioner
trains his or her mind or self-induces a mode.
10. Om- Om is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This symbol, which represents both
the unmanifest and manifest aspects of God.
11. Samsara- Samsara is seen as ignorance of the True Self, Brahman, and thus the soul is led
to believe in the reality of the temporal, phenomenal world.
12. Shiva- Shiva is the god of yogis, self controlled and celibate.
13. Untouchables- Untouchables are the fifth category of Hindu society, as maintained by
some, and sometimes called Harijans.
14. Upanishads- the Upanishads are philosophical texts considered to be an early source of
Hindu religion.
15. Veda- the Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India.
16. Vishnu- Vishnu is the Supreme God in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism.
17. Trimurti- the Trimurti is a concept in Hinduism "in which the cosmic functions of
creation.
18. Kshatriyas- Kshatriyas is one of the four varnas in Hinduism.
19. Vaisyas-
20. Sudras- Shudras is the lowest Varna traditional four-section division in the Caste system.
21. Pariah- Pariah is a member of the Paraiyar in Hindu society.