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Chapter 3-Section 2
Vocabulary Help
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in Hindu belief, a person's essential self | atman |
| in Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with brahman | moksha |
| in Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form | reincarnation |
| in Hindu belief, all the actions that effect a person's fate in the next life | karma |
| in Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties | dharma |
| Hindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life | ahimsa |
| in traditioinal Indian society, an unchangeable social group in which a person is born into | caste |
| The Enlightened One or the Buddha. | Siddhartha Gautama |
| As taught by the Buddha, the basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism | Four Noble Truths |
| As taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana | Eightfold Path |
| in Buddhist belief, union with the universe, and release from the cycle of of rebirth | nirvana |
| a subgroup of a major religious group | sect |