Chapter 4 matching words Flashcards

34202333	Upanishads	commentaries and reflections on the Vedas	0
34202334	Moksha	the Hindu concept of the spirits , The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. (179)	1
34202335	Varna	(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)	2
34202336	brahmins	special priests of the Indo-Aryan societywho knew the proper forms and rulesof their complicated religious rituals	3
34202337	Varuna	Indo-Aryan god of cosmic order and the sky	4
34202338	harappa	earliest known civilization in India	5
34202339	Rig Veda	The oldest of the Vedic scriptures and one of the oldest scriptures in the world;the most important veda	6
34202340	dasas	slaves/lowest caste	7
34202341	Indra	Chief deity of the Aryans; depicted as a colossal, hard-drinking warrior.	8
34202342	karma	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation	9
34202343	kshatriyas	second level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS	10
34202344	samsara	reincarnation	11