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| Ahimsa | Ahimsa is non-violence, and is a fundamental principle of Hinduism, as stated in the Vedas and all other great scrip... [>>] |
| Ashrama | 1) The traditional Vedic division of the human life into four stages of spiritual life. See also 'Brahmacharya' [>>] |
| Darshan | Darshan refers to seeing with reverence and devotion. It is a term used specifically for beholding, with inner or outer vision, God, Murtis or highly revered people with the intention of inwardly contacting and receiving t... [>>] |
| Dharma | An all-inclusive term used to mean righteousness, morality; religion, responsibility, duty and the practice of Niyams. O... [>>] |
| Ekadashi | Ekadashi is observed every fortnight of the lunar month. Ekadashi means one plus ten, and arrives on the eleventh day of each lunar cycle. Each lunar month has two cycles, a bright and a dark hal... [>>] |
| Guna | The principle quality of Prakruti or Maya [>>] |
| Hindu Calendar | In the Hindu calendar seasons follow the sun, months follow the moon and days, both the sun and the moon. Since the lunar month is 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes, and 3 seconds long, the lunar year c... [>>] |
| Intoxication | Swaminarayans believe that consuming intoxicating substances (including alcohol, intoxicating beverages and recreational drugs) not only leads to addiction but also deterioration in physical and me... [>>] |
| Karma | The belief that action or deed, including word and even thought, that will sooner or later reap its consequences. It is part of a universal, unbiased and inescapable law central to Indian philosoph... [>>] |
| Reincarnation | The principles of reincarnation, Karma, and Moksha are fundamental to Hinduism. Hindus believe that the soul resides... [>>] |
| Shruti | 'The heard'. A collection of divine revelations imparting philosophical and spiritual wisdom of the sacred Vedas. The Shrutis are considered to be the most sacred and religious of Hindu scriptures. [>>] |
| Smruti | 'The remembered'. A collective term referring to any text or body of scriptures other than the Shruti scriptures. They ... [>>] |
| Varna | Four social divisions of human society according to the Vedic system, namely [>>] |
| Vedas | 'Knowledge'. The most sacred and authoritative set of Hindu scriptures, the oldest portions of which are also recognised as the most ancient writings in history. They are a collection of divine revela... [>>] |
| Vegetarianism | All the prominent scriptures of Hinduism instruct that humans should have a pure vegetarian diet so as to display the qualities of mercy and non-violence. Hindus believe that in the eyes of God, a... [>>] |
