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10520983824DravidiansThe original people of the Indus Valley0
10520983825KshatriyasThe warrior and aristocrat varna of the caste system.1
10520983826Samsarathe cycle of life and rebirth in Hinduism2
10520983827Untouchableslowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society3
10520983828Ahimsathe principle of nonviolence toward all living things4
10520983829Varnaeach of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.5
10520983830BrahmanA single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything6
10520983831VedasCollections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the barious gods of the Aryans.7
10520983832MokshaBecoming liberated for the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism.8
10520983833Nirvanaa state of perfect peace9
10520983834Brahminthe highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests10
10520983835Aryansnomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system11
10520983836ShudrasThe landless peasants and serfs of the caste system.12
10520983837Castea rigid and hereditary social class13
10520983838Siddhartha GautamaFounder of Buddhism14
10520983839UpanishadsA group of writings sacred in Hinduism concerning the relations of humans, God, and the universe.15
10520983840VaishyasHindu caste of cultivators, artisans, and merchants.16
10520983841Karmathe effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul17
10520983842Jatisub castes; were groups of people within each caste that worked together for one economic function18
10520983843StupasBuddhist shrines19
10520983844Buddhist enlightenmentwhen a Buddhist discovers the truth about life and ceases to be reborn20
10520983845Noble Eightfold PathThe fourth of the Four Noble Truths; defines the basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana21
10520983846BoddhisatvaBuddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others22
10520983847Bhagavad GitaA book in popular Hinduism that was a response to Buddhism and made reaching moksha way easier.23
10520983848Hinayanathe scornful name for Theravada Buddhism ("lesser vehicle") used by devotees of Mahayana Buddhism24
10520983849Four Noble TruthsAll life invoves suffering; desire is the cause of suffering; elimination of desire brings an end to suffering; a disciplined life conducted life brings the elimination of desire.25
10520983850MahayanaSect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship26

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