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Chapter 4: India
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 that individual's fate in the afterlife. |
Yoga | A series of physical and mental exercises that teaches people how to focus their bodies and mind. |
Moksha | In Hinduism, the escape from the cycle of rebirth. |
Reincarnation | In Hinduism, the belief that after one dies, the soul is reborn into a different form. |
Citadel | A fortress. |
Castes | Social classes in the ancient Indian class system: seen also as Varnas. |
Hindusim | The largest religion in India; Hindus believe that everything in the world is a power of Brahman, the single great universal being. |
Jainism | Religion founded in India around 500 BC in reaction to Hindu practices; believers renounce worldly things and embrace self-discipline and nonviolence. |
Ahimsa | In Jainism, nonviolence and respect for all living things. |
Varnas | The four social classes in Vedic society. |
Rajas | Leaders of ancient cites in India. |
Monsoons | Seasonal winds in India. |
Subcontinent | A large landmass that is part of a continent but is considered an independent entity either geographically or politically. |