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Key facts
Atman: The Soul
In Advaita Vedanta the atman is ultimately one with Brahman.
Avatars: Rama and Krishna
An avatar is a god's appearance on earth, in human or animal form.
Brahman: The Ultimate Reality
Brahman is described as beyond words and form.
Moksha: Liberation
Moksha is the final spiritual goal in Hindu thought.
Samsara and Karma
Hindus believe all actions have consequences.
The Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
Brahma creates the universe in Hindu thought.
Atman: The Soul
The atman is sometimes called the eternal self.
Avatars: Rama and Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita is Krishna's teaching to Arjuna.
Brahman: The Ultimate Reality
Brahman pervades everything that exists.
Moksha: Liberation
Moksha frees the soul from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
Practice questions with answers
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In Advaita Vedanta, is the atman the same as Brahman?
- •Different: atman serves Brahman
- •Opposite: atman is separate
- ✓Same: they are one
- •Similar but atman is lesser
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
- •A daily prayer book
- •A Hindu wedding song
- •A type of festival
- ✓Krishna's teaching to Arjuna
In Advaita Vedanta, is Brahman a person or a principle?
- •A personal creator god
- •One deity among many
- •The highest human soul
- ✓Universal divine principle
What happens at moksha?
- ✓Atman unites with Brahman
- •The self dissolves into nothingness
- •The soul is reborn as a priest
- •The soul is reborn in paradise
How does karma affect rebirth?
- ✓Good karma brings better life
- •Karma has no link to rebirth
- •Karma is set by a priest at birth
- •Karma only affects the current life, not the next
What is the Trimurti in Hinduism?
- •Three Hindu scriptures
- •Three holy Hindu rivers
- ✓Three main aspects of Brahman
- •Three sacred Hindu festivals
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