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South east Asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Group | a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs |
| Religious group | share a belief system in a god or gods |
| Philosophy | a ethical system based on good deeds and morality |
| hinduism | one of the oldest religions in the world |
| vedas | the Books of Knowledge |
| brahman | a supreme spirit |
| Reincarnation | when a person dies his or her soul does not die instead the soul is reborn into the body of another person or animal |
| Karma | determine your fate in your next life |
| Caste System | a system of social classes that are inherited and cannot be changed |
| Buddhism | a religion that began in south east asia |
| Four Noble Truths | the central teaching of buddhism |
| nirvana | a state of perfect peace |
| middle way | way contains the eightfold path |
| Tripitaka | texts that are a part of Buddhism |
| the mahayana sutras | texts that are a part of Buddhism, |