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India Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| monsoons | Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and Souther Asia |
| Sanskrit | the first written language of India |
| Caste System | an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with others |
| Hinduism | a major religion that developed in ancient India |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul |
| karma | a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next lives |
| fasting | to eat sparingly for religious purposes |
| meditation | to focus one’s thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness |
| Buddha | a god present in Ancient india |
| Buddhism | a relating founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha |
| Nirvana | In buddhism, a state of perfect happiness and peace |