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subcontinent a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
monsoon seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
plateau a broad flat area of high land
reside to live
abondon to leave and not return
migrate to move from one place to another
emerge to come into being or become known
language family a group of similar languages
raja an Indian prince
Sanskrit the first written language of India
Vedas ancient sacred writings of India
caste an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other caste
guru a teacher
text a written down in a particular forn, such as a book
manual work done by hand
Hinduism a major religion that developed in ancient Indian
Braham the universal spirit worshipped by Hindus
reincarnation the rebirth of the soul
karma a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
dharma a persons personal duty, based on the individuals place in society
status a persons rank compared to others
buddhism a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha
focus to place all of ones attention on something
meditate to focus ones thoughts to gain a higher level of spirital awareness
nirvana a state of perfect happiness and peace
commit to carry out or do
estimate to determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something
Jainism a religion of ancient India the does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living thing
stupa a Buddhist shine, usually dome-shaped
eventual taking place at an unnamed later time
promote to encourage the doings of something
pilgrim a person who travels to holy site
decline to become smaller pr weaker
Bhagavad Gita a section of the Indian epic the Mahabharata
contribute to give or donate somethong
structure a building or other built object
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