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Guides 25–30 of 30

Hinduism

Beginner

Temples, puja and sacred space

A temple brings together a sacred image, a carefully organised place and a continuing pattern of worship.

Learning outcome: Recognise the main spaces of a temple, distinguish darshan, arati, naivedya and prasad, and explain a worship sequence through scripture and the example of Tirumala.

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Hinduism

Intermediate

The eight limbs of yoga as an integrated discipline

Patanjali's Yoga Sutra connects conduct, bodily steadiness, attention and insight.

Learning outcome: Explain the role of each limb, apply two specific Yoga Sutra teachings to ordinary conduct and distinguish a beginner's exercise from the text's advanced spiritual attainments.

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Hinduism

Intermediate

Uddalaka and Shvetaketu: clay, the seed, salt, and tat tvam asi

Study the connected argument of Chandogya Upanishad 6: what a learned student still needs to know, how effects depend on their source, and why an unseen ground can be present throughout life.

Learning outcome: Reconstruct the dialogue, locate clay at 6.1.4, the seed at 6.12 and salt at 6.13, and explain both the force and limits of each analogy.

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Hinduism

Beginner

Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana and Gita: what they teach

Hindu sacred literature teaches through hymns, dialogue, disciplined inquiry and the lives of revered figures.

Learning outcome: Identify the main scriptural families and explain Uddalaka’s salt analogy, Nachiketa’s choice, Bharata’s trusteeship and three practical teachings from the Gita.

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