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8545479381monsoonA seasonal wind.0
8545484094VedasAncient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.1
8545486168Indo-AryanIndo-European tribes who moved in slow waves into India in about 1750 B.C.2
8545487342sanskrit(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism)3
8545489357BrahmanA single spiritual god that existed beyond the many gods of the Vedas and that resided in all things4
8545494588Brahmathe creator the first member of the Hindu trinity5
8545498855brahminthe highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests6
8545500367rajaha Hindu prince or king in India7
8545500369mysticsa person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.8
8545503760castea rigid and hereditary social class9
8545511049AtmanIn Hindu belief, a person's essential self10
8545514826MokshaBecoming liberated for the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism.11
8545514829reincarnationBelief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death12
8545518849DharmaIn Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties13
8545518850KarmaThe belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.14
8545519830AhimsaHindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life15
8545521413AvatarA representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form.16
8545524246MahaviraFounder of Jainism17
8545527857SiddharthaFounder of Buddhism18
8545530238four noble truthsthe four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.19
8545532551Eightfold pathIn Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering20
8545532552nirvanaa condition of great peace or happiness21
8545533683secta subgroup of a major religious group22

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