243892137 | reincarnation | belief in the rebirth of souls. | 0 | |
243892138 | dharma | doing one's moral duty in this life so that the soul can advance in the next life. | 1 | |
243892139 | karma | the good or bad force created by a person's actions. | 2 | |
243892140 | nirvana | a perfect peace. | 3 | |
243892141 | Siddhartha Gautama | the son of a wealthy prince who became Buddha "the Enlightened One." | 4 | |
243892142 | Great Renunciation | Siddhartha left his family and his lifestyle in search of truth and meaning. | 5 | |
243892143 | ethics | a code of morals and conduct. | 6 | |
243892144 | Theravada | Buddhists who followed traditional beliefs. | 7 | |
243892145 | Mahayana | Buddhists who regarded the Buddha as a god and savior. | 8 | |
243892146 | Magadha kingdom | these rulers were the first to unify much of India. | 9 | |
243892147 | Chandragupta Maurya | a young adventurer who established the Mauryan Empire. | 10 | |
243892148 | Asoka | came to power in about 270 B.C. He was the grandson of Chandragupta. | 11 | |
243892149 | Chandra Gupta I | the founder of the Gupta Empire. | 12 | |
243892150 | Laws of Manu | written between 200 B.C. and A. D. 200. | 13 | |
243892151 | polygyny | men were allowed to have more than one wife. | 14 | |
243892152 | suttee | widows committed suicide by throwing themselves on top of their husmand's flaming funeral pyre. | 15 | |
243892153 | Panchatantru | "Five Books" These were fables from the Gupta period. | 16 | |
243892154 | stupa | a dome-shaped shrine. | 17 | |
243892155 | Nalanda | a famous Buddhist university located in the eastern Ganges Valley. | 18 | |
243892156 | Reincarnation | Belief that the soul does not die, but rather can be reborn in the body of another human being or even an animal. | 19 | |
243892157 | Reincarnation | It is the result of the many lifetimes it takes to fully recognize maya. | 20 | |
243892158 | Nirvana | At this point the cycle of reincarnation is complete and you have become one with Brahman. | 21 | |
243892159 | Theravada | Believed that the Buddha was a great teacher and spiritual leader. | 22 | |
243892160 | Chandragupta Maurya | He raised an army of 600,000 soldiers who were equipped with thousands of chariots and elephants. | 23 | |
243892161 | Chandragupta Maurya | His army united northern India from the Ganges River to the region west of the Indus. | 24 | |
243892162 | Asoka | He enlarged the Mauryan Empire until it included all of India except the southern tip of the subcontinent. | 25 | |
243892163 | Asoka | He converted to Buddhism and sent missionaries to other countries to spread the religion. | 26 | |
243892164 | Chandra Gupta I | This family of rulers began to expand their territory through conquest and intermarriage. | 27 | |
243892165 | Laws of Manu | According to these laws, girls were required to obey their fathers. | 28 | |
243892166 | Laws of Manu | When they married, women were forced to obey their sons. | 29 | |
243892167 | Laws of Manu | Prohibited women from owning property or from studying sacred writings such as the Vedas. | 30 | |
243892168 | Panchatantru | Stories with morals that taught such traits as adaptability, shrewdness, and determination. | 31 | |
243892169 | Stupa | Artifacts and objects associated with the Buddha were placed inside. | 32 | |
243892170 | Nalanda | It became the center of higher learning in India during the time of the Guptas. | 33 | |
243892171 | Nalanda | Thousands of students attended for free. | 34 |
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