| Vocab |
Definition |
| Decalogue | 10 Commandments |
| ascetic | one who lives a life of contemplation and rigourous self-denial for religious purposes |
| karma | in Buddhism or Hinduism, the effect of the actions of past and present lifetimes, both good and bad on one's present life |
| reincarnation | rebirth in another body |
| nirvana | in Buddhism the state of perfect blessedness achieved by the extinction of individual existence and by the absorption of the soul into the supreme spirit, or by extinction of all passions and desires |
| enlightenment | being made able to see or comprehend the truth; free from ignorance, prejudice or superstition |
| orthodox | conforming to the usual beliefs or established doctrine, especially in religion |
| novice | one who has entered a religious group or order but has not taken final vows |
| secular | pertaining to the world or to things not spirtual or sacred |
| homage | to pay respect by external action |
| arduous | steep and therefore difficult of ascent; hard to climb |
| incantation | the chanting of magical words or a formula in casting a spell or performing other magic |
