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- 1affectedto produce a change in something or someone
- 2Brahmanismancient ritual traditions in which Brahmins played a key role; it grew out of older Vedic religious beliefs and helped lead to Hinduism
- 3castea class, or group, in Hindu society
- 4cyclerepeating events that occur regularly
- 5Dharmaa belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
- 6divineheavenly or god-like
- 7Hinduisma religion that developed in India over many centuries; it traces its roots to older traditions, such as Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism
- 8interpretinga belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that the good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life
- 9pilgrimagesa journey to a holy place
- 10reincarnationthe belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body aft er death
- 11Sanskritan ancient Indian language
- 12specificexact and detailed
- 13Vedasa collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus