Español > hinduismo / Hinduismo: 1 sentido > nombre 1, cognition| Sentido | 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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| Sinónimo | Hinduísmo |
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| Categoría de | Ayurveda | (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life |
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| Gita | (Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic) |
| Kamasutra | (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law |
| Mahabharata | (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families |
| 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 |
| casta | (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus |
| deidad hindú, divinidad hindú | A deity worshipped by the Hindus |
| gurú | A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher |
| jati | (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive / distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India |
| karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
| lengua sánscrita, sánscrito | (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 |
| moksa | (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth |
| nirvana | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation |
| sadhu, sadu | (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man |
| samsara | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth |
| Específico | krishnaismo, krishnaísmo | worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu |
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| saktismo, shaktismo | worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva |
| sivaísmo | worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon |
| General | credo, creencia, fe, fé, religion, religión | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
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| Inglés | Hinduism, Hindooism |
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| Catalán | hinduisme |
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| Adjetivo | hindú, indostánico | Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism |
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