Hinduism (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Significance of the Rig Veda
Significance of the Rig Veda
Ancient Hindu text expressing uncertainty about creation
Hindu view of time
Hindu view of time
Cyclical (circular), not linear
Number of universes in Hindu cosmology
Number of universes in Hindu cosmology
Countless universes as bubbles in space
Four yugas (ages) in order
Four yugas (ages) in order
Satya, Treta, Dvapara, Kali
Total duration of all four yugas
Total duration of all four yugas
4,320,000 years
Current yuga/age we live in
Current yuga/age we live in
Kali Yuga (Iron Age)
When Kali Yuga began
When Kali Yuga began
Around 3102 BCE
Duration of Kali Yuga
Duration of Kali Yuga
432,000 years
Who appears at end of Kali Yuga
Who appears at end of Kali Yuga
Vishnu as Kalki (tenth avatar)
Three realms of Hindu universe
Three realms of Hindu universe
Heavenly planets, earthly realm, lower worlds
Purusa in Hindu philosophy
Purusa in Hindu philosophy
Spirit/conscious eternal essence
Prakriti in Hindu philosophy
Prakriti in Hindu philosophy
Matter/physical material substance
Maya in Hinduism
Maya in Hinduism
Illusion masking spiritual truth