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34202333Upanishadscommentaries and reflections on the Vedas0
34202334Mokshathe Hindu concept of the spirits , The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. (179)1
34202335Varna(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)2
34202336brahminsspecial priests of the Indo-Aryan societywho knew the proper forms and rulesof their complicated religious rituals3
34202337VarunaIndo-Aryan god of cosmic order and the sky4
34202338harappaearliest known civilization in India5
34202339Rig VedaThe oldest of the Vedic scriptures and one of the oldest scriptures in the world;the most important veda6
34202340dasasslaves/lowest caste7
34202341IndraChief deity of the Aryans; depicted as a colossal, hard-drinking warrior.8
34202342karma(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation9
34202343kshatriyassecond level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS10
34202344samsarareincarnation11

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