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Believed by the Hindus
Core topics ∞
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Kalpa - The cycle of time:
- part of it is "The Age of Kali"
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Samskara - A purifactory ceremony and the transmigration [ 1 ]to move beyond of the soul. Associated with reincarnation, Karma and Moksha.
- The Caste System:
- Brahmin
- Ks.atriya
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- Farmers, Merchants, Artisans, etc.
"Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaisyas..." -- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18
- Farmers, Merchants, Artisans, etc.
- Shudra
Terms ∞
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Asura(s)
- Demons
- The Asuras want to conquer the territory of the Devas.
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- Equated to Gods.
- The Asuras want to conquer their territory.
- See Brahma Rishi
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Dhy„na
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Guna (Guṇa)
- qualification
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Hiranyagharba
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- A god.
- "kalo sudra sambhavah" = "In The Age of Kali, everyone is a Shudra."
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- Mantras are "highly compressed, power-packed formulas, usually of Sanskrit origin, which are charged with deep meaning and magical potency." (The Buddhist Handbook, 96 - ISBN 0892817615)
- They are either written, visualized, or spoken. Reciting a mantra continuously "purifies the speech and 'protests the mind' by maintaining a constant spiritual connection; and of course it helps disperse mental chatter." (The Buddhist Handbook, 96 - ISBN 0892817615)
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- The destroyer.
- Shiva's role in Kalpa, the cycle of time, is to return everything to the spiritual.. to dissolve it.
Notes ∞
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From 500 BC to about 100 AD, the age of Buddhism and Jainism had put Hinduism in decline. It, however, was able to renew itself. Sacrifice went out of favour.
- A common part of Indian mythology, Wars, between the Asuras and the Devas were often fought.
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