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10464844199CasteThe classes of Hindu society, determined by purity and ancestry0
10464844200VarnaA Hindu caste1
10464844201BrahminA caste made up of priests and teachers2
10464844202KshatriyaMilitary and protesters of society, 2nd caste level3
10464844203VaishyadsMerchants and farmers, 3rd level caste4
10464844204ShudrasWorkers, 4th level caste5
10464844205OutcasteA person who has no caste6
10464844206JatiThe subgroup of a caste7
10464844207KarmaThe belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.8
10464844208Mokshathe transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth.9
10464844209Dharmathe principle of cosmic order, or living righteously10
10464844210SamsaraThe cycle of life and rebirth to which the material world is bound11
10464844211Sanskrit ScripturesManuscripts related to the traditions of Hinduism, includes vedas and upahishads12
10464844212MahabharataThe narrative if the kuruksetra war and two princes fate13
10464844213RamayanaThe story of a prince rescuing his wife from a demon14
10464844214VedasOldest Hindu scriptures, philosophies, hymns, and guidance15
10464844215UpanishadsPart of the vedas, central philosophical texts and ideas16
10464844216Brahmanthe ultimate reality underlying all phenomena17
10464844217Atmanthe individual soul18
10464844218Laws of ManuAncient legal text of Hindu, one of the first texts translated19
10464844219Wandering asceticsA lifestyle of frugality and abstinence to achieve spiritual goals.20
10464844220Bhagavad Gitaa 700-verse Hindu scripture, part of an epic21
10464844221BhaktiWorship directed to a supreme deity (Vishnu or shiva)22
10464844222PantheonAll the gods of a religion23
10464844223MahaviraRevisor of some ancient philosophies24
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