Significant People and Schools of Thought (HSC SSCE Studies of Religion): Flashcards
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Adi Shankara's approximate dates (CE)
Adi Shankara's approximate dates (CE)
788-820 CE
Meaning of 'Advaita'
Meaning of 'Advaita'
Not two
Advaita's central teaching about Brahman and atman
Advaita's central teaching about Brahman and atman
They are identical, not separate
Definition of monism
Definition of monism
Everything is fundamentally one unified reality
Gandhi's birth year
Gandhi's birth year
1869
Meaning of 'satyagraha'
Meaning of 'satyagraha'
Grasping at truth / soul force / truth force
Meaning of 'ahimsa'
Meaning of 'ahimsa'
Non-violence
Gandhi's term for Dalits
Gandhi's term for Dalits
Harijans (Children of God)
Meaning of 'Mahatma'
Meaning of 'Mahatma'
Great soul
Year India gained independence
Year India gained independence
1947