RLST 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Order, Samhita, Vajrayana
19 May 2014
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Teachings: the mythic (sacred narratives, the doctrinal, the ethical. Way of life: the ritual, the experiential. Historical development: the social, the material. Primarily in south asia: india, nepal, but also in bali, fiji, guyana, trinidad, mauritius, suriname, malaysia, Goddess gang ma = ganges river: the power that upholds and orders society and the cosmos. Everyone has their own dharma to fulfill. Refers to one"s duty with respect to: one"s social position, caste/class, one"s stage of life. One of the four aims of life. The cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound. A continuing cycle of death and rebirth. Karma explains causality through a system where beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul"s reincarnated lives[1] forming a cycle of rebirth.
