Català > hinduisme: 1 sentit > nom 1, cognition| Sentit | A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils. |
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| Categoria de | Bhagavad-Gita | (Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic) |
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| Kamasutra | (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law |
| ahimsa | A Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence |
| asana | (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) |
| bhakti | (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana |
| divinitat hindú | A deity worshipped by the Hindus |
| guru | A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher |
| karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
| llengua sànscrita, sànscrit | (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism) |
| mandala | Any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe |
| mantra | (Sanskrit) literally a 'sacred utterance' in Vedism |
| nirvana | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation |
| sadhu | (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man |
| samsara | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth |
| Específic | sivaisme, xivaisme | worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon |
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| General | credo, fe, religió | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
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| Anglès | Hinduism, Hindooism |
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| Espanyol | hinduismo, Hinduismo, Hinduísmo |
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| Adjectius | hindi, hindú, hindustànic, indostànic | Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism |
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