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Himalaya The Himalayas or Himalaya is a mountain range in South Asia and East Asia which separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Tibetan Plateau.
Monsoon Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation
harappa Harappa is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 km west of Sahiwal.
Aryans The source of the English word Aryan comes from the Sanskrit word ārya,
Sanskrit Sanskrit is the primary sacred language
Varna Varna (Hinduism) Varna is a Sanskrit word which means colour or class.
Caste system The caste system in India is a system of social
Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal
yoga a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.
reincarnation Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, can begin a new life in a new body.
karma in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
dharama Dharma ([dʱəɾmə]; Sanskrit: धर्म dharma, listen (help. info); Pali: धम्म dhamma) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism
buddhism Buddhism /ˈbudɪzəm/ is a nontheistic religion [note 1] or philosophy (Sanskrit: dharma; Pali: dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions,
siddhartha gautama Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shamanism, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
nirvana Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.
noble truth The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
eightfold path he Noble Eightfold Path (Pali: ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, Sanskrit: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) is one of the principal teachings of Śrāvakayāna. It is used to develop insight into the true nature of phenomena (or reality) and to eradicate greed, hatred, and delusion.
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