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Flashcards by aburgacupen, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by aburgacupen
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| Question | Answer |
| Himalaya Mts. | the highest mountain in the world |
| Monsoon | a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia |
| Harappa | is an archaeological site in Punjab |
| Aryans | relating to or denoting a people speaking an Indo-European language |
| Sanskrit | an Indo-European language |
| Varnas | a social group that ranked people high and low |
| Caste System | every Indian was believed to be born into a caste |
| Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia |
| Yoga | a method of training designed to lead to such union |
| Reincarnation | is the belief that an individual soul is reborn in a different form after death |
| Karma | the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will |
| Dharma | a divine law |
| Buddhism | religion or philosophy that encompasses a variety of traditions |
| Siddhartha Gautama | known as Buddha or "Enlightened one" |
| Nirvana | the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul |
| 4 Noble Truths | the doctrines of Buddha, all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire |
| Eightfold Path | the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced |
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