| Myth | Doctrine | Experience | Ethics | Rituals |
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Who is Brahma?
The creator who is said to have all knowledge.
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What is Vedas?
Holy texts in Hinduism containing prayers, myths, rituals, and poems.
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What is Samsara?
The cycle of rebirth into different forms
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What is Adhikara?
Competence required for spiritual knowledge
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What is a sari
A 5-7 yard long piece of fabric tucked into a woman's waistband
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Who is Vishnu?
The preserver who keeps order in the universe.
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What is Mahabrata?
Epic poem accredited to Krishna
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What is Samadhi?
Meditation and stillness of time
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What is student, houseowner, forest dweller, hermit?
Four stages of life
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What is Dhanvantari Trayodashi?
The first day of diwali
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Who is Shiva?
The destroyer who destroys the universe ever 2 billion years.
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What is Bhagavad Gita?
"Song of the Lord" focusing on Arjuna.
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What is karma?
The doctrine gained by living a moral life that results in favorable incarnation
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What are Kshatria?
Warriors and Kings
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Who is Genesha?
The God of beginning and good fortune
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What is Samsara (reincarnation)
The idea that there is another life after death due to unfulfilled desires
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What are the Untouchables?
The bottom rung of the caste system
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What is Bhakti?
Devotion to primary deity
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What are Vaishya?
Merchants and landowners
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What is mehendi?
Ceremony in which henna is applied to the bride's hands and feet
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What is moksha?
The fulfillment of desires and the achievement of happiness and knowing oneself
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What is Brahman?
The top rung of the caste system
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What is puja?
Hindu word for worship
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What are Sudra?
Commoners, peasants and servants
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What is a dhoti?
A loose skirt for men that drapes like a wrap
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