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India and Hinduism
Early India and Hinduism
Term | Definition |
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Vedas | sacred writings of the Indo-Aryans |
Dharma | in Hinduism, the religious and moral duties of an individual |
Karma | in Hinduism, the totality of a person's good and bad deeds and the way in which they affect the individual's fate in the afterlife |
Yoga | a series of physical and mental exercises that teaches people how to focus their bodies and minds |
Reincarnation | in Hinduism, the belief that after one dies, the soul is reborn into a different form |
Moksha | in Hinduism, the escape from the cycle of rebirth |
Citadel | a fortress |
Castes | social classes in the ancient Indian class system; see also varnas |
Varnas | the four social classes in Vedic society |
Jainism | the largest religion in India, Hindus believed that everything in the world is a power of Brahman, the single great universal being |
Hinduism | religion founded in India around 500 BC in reaction to Hindu practices, believers renounce worldly things and embraced self-discipline and nonviolence |
Rajas | leaders of ancient cities in India |
Monsoons | seasonal winds in India |
Subcontinent | a large landmass that is part of a continent but is considered and independent entity either geographically or politically |