Hinduism

Second exam

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agamas

scriptures from tradition that divide according to deity

antra

the opposite of rita,the cosmic order

agni

fire used in sacrifice.the vedic god of fire

antyesti

funerals.last rites

aranyaka

shruti interpreting ritual of the vedas for ascetics living in the forest

arjuna

the young warrior who has a conversation with krishna his charioteer in the gita

artha

hinduism holds that one should pursue wealth

aryans

indo-europeans who entered the indus valley prior to 1000 B.C.E they expressed their evolving religion in the hymns of the rig veda

atman

originally the term simply meant breath but then came equal to brahman.or as the essence of Brahman which is present in the indiviual(univer