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IN THE HINDU TRADITION, THE WORD THAT MEANS "LIBERATION" IS
MOKSHA
THE WORD "VEDAS" IS RELATED TO THE ENGLISH WORD
WISDOM
VEDIC WORSHIP WAS PRIMARILY
OFFERINGS TO NATURE GODS AT FIRE ALTARS
A MANTRA IS A
SHORT CHANT
WHAT ANIMAL IS TREATED WITH SPECIAL DEVOTION AND CARE BY THE HINDUS
THE COW
IN THE HINDU TRADITION, THE TERM FOR THE DIVINE NATURE IN EACH PERSON IS
ATMAN
THE VEDIC GOD OF FIRE IS
AGNI