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Raga, sitar, and ect.

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232834006bhaktidevotion, central concept in evolution of Hinduism, belief that religious devotion brought the possibility of improving one's karma0
232834008bodhisattvasin some schools of Buddhism, individuals who have achieved enlightenment but, because of their great compassion, have chosen to renounce Nirvana and to remain on earth in spirit form to help all human beings achieve release from reincarnation1
232834009caste systema system of rigid social hierarchy in which all members of that society are assigned by birth to specific "ranks," and inherit specific roles and privileges2
232834010gamelanorchestra composed of percussion instruments3
232834011gopurasgreat towers, in India4
232834012hinduismthe main religion in India, it emphasizes reincarnation, based on the results of a previous life, and the desirability of escaping this cycle.5
232834013kampongsMalay villages6
232834014mahayanaa school of Buddhism that promotes the ideas of universal salvation through the intercession of bodhisattvas, predominant in north Asia7
232834015monsoonIndian Ocean, blows from southwest in summer and northeast in winter8
232834016nadaphysical vibrations of music, related to Indian spiritual world9
232834017nirvanain Buddhist thought, enlightenment, the ultimate transcendence from the illusion of the material world, release from the wheel of life10
232834018nuclear familya family group consisting only of father, mother, and children11
232834019parsisPersian Zoroastrians who fled to India, they became a major economic force in Mumbai (Bombay)12
232834020purdahthe Indian term for the practice among Muslims and some Hindus of isolating women and preventing them from associating with men outside the home13
232834021ragaIndian musical scale14
232834022reincarnationthe idea that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death15
232834023satithe Hindu ritual requiring a wife to throw herself upon her deceased husband's funeral pyre16
232834024sikhs"disciples," religion founded in Punjab by Nanak, integration of parts of Hinduism and Islam17
232834025sitarstringed instrument18
232834026theravada"teachings of the elders," a school of Buddhism that stresses personal behavior and the quest for understanding as a means of release from the wheel of life, rather than the intercession of bodhisattvas, also known as Hinayana or the "lesser vehicle"19
232834027varnaIndian classes or castes, term also appeared in Southeast Asia20
232834028wayang kulitSoutheast Asian shadow puppet play21

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