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Hindu Vocab
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Hinduism | the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas. |
Dharma | essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature. |
Aryans | a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European. |
Hindu | a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism. |
Sanskrit | an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. |
Brahman | a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. |
Vedas | the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda. |
Ramayana | a Sanskrit epic poem ascribed to the Hindu sage and Sanskrit poet Valmiki. It is regarded as one of the two great works of Indian literature, along with the Mahabharata. |