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“TRUTH IS ONE; SAGES CALL IT BY DIFFERENT NAMES”:
THE ESSENCE OF HINDUISM
A. INTRODUCTION
B. BASIC BELIEFS
C. HINDU DEITIES: THE MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD
1. Overview
2. Vishnu
3. Shiva
4. The Goddess
5. Other Gods
D. WORSHIP
E. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
1. Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2500 BCE – 1700 BCE)
2. The Vedic Age (c. 1700 BCE – 800 BCE)
3. Classical Hinduism (c. 700 BCE – 500 AD)
4. Contemporary Issues
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Samsara
Karma
Moksha
Jnana-marga (the way of knowledge)
Karma-marga (the way of action)
Bhakti-marga (the way of devotion)
Dharma
The Four Purusharthas (artha, kama, dharma, moksha)
Atman
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Aryans
Dravidians
Indra
Agni
Soma
Vedas
Samhitas (Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, Atharva-Veda)
Varnas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra)
Mauryan Empire (Ashoka)
Second Gupta Empire (c. 319-490 AD)
Upanishads
Puranas
Brahman
Vaishnites, Shaivites, Shaktites
Trimurti: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
1 Kalpa = 4.32 billion years
Kaliyuga
Nataraja (The Lord of the Dance)
Linga
Varanasi (Benares)
Mahashivratri
Avatars
Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha,
Kalkin
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Ramayana
Valmiki
Sita
Hanuman
Lanka
Mahabharata
Bhagavad Gita
Pandavas vs. Kauravas
Arjuna
Devi/Shakti/Goddess
Sati
Parvati
Durga
Kali
Navaratri/Durga Puja
Thuggee
Lakshmi
Diwali
Ganesha