HinduismReligious beliefs and their effects on the daily life of the people, from the 2d millenium B.C. through Ghandhi, in a brief survey for the general reader. |
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absolute Agni ahimsa Arjuna Aryans asura Atharva-Veda ātman become Brahman Bhagavad-Gītā bhakti bliss Brahman Brahmo Samāj called caste system century Christian classes classical Hinduism conscience cosmic creatures CRUZ The University cults devotion distinction divine doctrine earth Epic eternal dharma evil existence father fetters Gandhi Gītā gods Guru heaven highest Hindu holy human soul hymns immortal incarnate India individual soul Indra Islam karma king Krishna Kshatriya later liberation living Lord macrocosm Mahābhārata matter māyā means mind moksha monism Muslim mysticism nature never orthodox philosophical prakṛti purely Purusha Rāma Rāmakrishna Rāmānuja Rāmāyana realize religion religious Rig-Veda righteousness ṛta Rudra sacred sacrifice Sakti Samaj Samkhya saṁsāra Sankara Sanskrit scripture sense Śiva smṛti Soma spiritual śruti Śūdra supreme Tagore Tamil things thou timeless tion transcends true truth Tulsi Dās untouchability Upanishads Varuna Veda Vedanta Vedic Vishnu Vṛtra warrior whole word worship Yoga Yogin Yudhishthira