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Hinduism Beliefs
Major Beliefs
Term | Definition |
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Caste System | Social class system which divides people into 5 main groups |
Top level of the Caste System | Priests |
2nd level from top of the Caste System | Warriors |
3rd level from top of the Caste System | Landowners/Merchants |
4th level from top of the Caste System | Peasants |
Below/Bottom of the Caste System | Untouchables |
Untouchables | Group of people who preform lowliest tasks of society. Ex: cleaning up animal waste |
Ahimsa | Nonviolence to all living things |
Reincarnation | Belief that when you die, your soul will be reborn |
Karma | Your actions, belief that your behavior in life determines your form in the next life |
Dharma | Fulfilling your duties |
Ganges River | Sacred, people make pilgrimages to the Ganges |
Polytheistic | Belief in many gods |
Vedas | Holy book of Hinduism |