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Important passages from the upanisha | IDST 2315 - Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage, Quizzes of Humanities

yo man Class: IDST 2315 - Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage; Subject: Interdisciplinary Studies; University: Georgia College & State University; Term: Spring 2010;

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2009/2010

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TERM 1
Fettered soul, fate at death
DEFINITION 1
secrecy of transmitted teachings. karma, one becomes good
by action
TERM 2
The soul, person taught in the Upanishads
DEFINITION 2
basis of soul or self. finding the source of self or soul. "Soul is
not this, it is not that." Via negativia
TERM 3
The soul unreleased and released after death
(5)
DEFINITION 3
after death, equated with Brahman. desire leads to rebirth,
samsara, liberation comes with rejection of desire, soul is
Brahman, ignoreance leads to rebirth
TERM 4
Chandogya Upanishad
DEFINITION 4
instruction of Shvetaketu in the Vedas
TERM 5
father stumps him in his conceit
DEFINITION 5
points out inadequacy of vedas
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TERM 1

Fettered soul, fate at death

DEFINITION 1

secrecy of transmitted teachings. karma, one becomes good

by action

TERM 2

The soul, person taught in the Upanishads

DEFINITION 2

basis of soul or self. finding the source of self or soul. "Soul is

not this, it is not that." Via negativia

TERM 3

The soul unreleased and released after death

DEFINITION 3

after death, equated with Brahman. desire leads to rebirth,

samsara, liberation comes with rejection of desire, soul is

Brahman, ignoreance leads to rebirth

TERM 4

Chandogya Upanishad

DEFINITION 4

instruction of Shvetaketu in the Vedas

TERM 5

father stumps him in his conceit

DEFINITION 5

points out inadequacy of vedas

TERM 6

origin of the world

DEFINITION 6

Being, rather than nothing, multiplied itself into all beings

TERM 7

Shvetaketu demonstrates nature of Brahman

and the Soul

DEFINITION 7

through the seed of a fig and salt water

TERM 8

importance of a teacher

DEFINITION 8

knows what the Soul and Brahman are