Bhagavad Gita:
Hindu scripture of the avatar Krishna dated to approximately the first two centuries BCBhajans:
hymns in praise of a deityBhakta:
ardent devotee of a deity who expresses loving-devotion to the divineBhakti:
ecstatic loving-devotion to the AlmightyBhakti marga:
the path of devotionBhakti Yoga:
Yoga of DevotionBhuktis:
planetary time periods, minorBindi:
mark (usually a round, red) worn on the centre of the forehead to show that a woman is marriedBrahma:
form of the Hindu trinity governing creation or the Creator GodBrahmachari:
young boy at the first of the four stages of life, the stage of the studentBrahmacharya:
control of sexual energy; state of life of learning and purityBrahman:
the Absolute or ultimate realityBrahmanas:
Vedic ritualistic texts or manuals of instruction on the VedasBrahmins:
a priest and member of the most privileged of the four social classes of HinduismBrihaspati:
Vedic God of the ritual, the planet JupiterBuddha:
ninth avatar of VishnuBuddhism:
non-orthodox form of Vedic / Aryan teaching founded by the Buddha or enlightened oneBack to Glossary Index: Alphabetic List of Terms
