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India Vocab Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asoka | world's first Buddhist king |
| Brahman | universal spirit of Hinduism; nature of truth, knowledge, reality |
| Buddha | creator of Buddhism; known as the "Enlightened One" |
| Buddhism | religion based on giving up all desires to reach nirvana, a state of wisdom |
| Chandragupta Maurya | founder of India's first empire |
| Dharma | law of Hinduism |
| Eightfold Path | Buddha's steps to eliminating suffering |
| Four Noble Truths | Buddha's main teachings |
| Hinduism | one of the world's oldest religions; based on not doing harm to other living things; goal is spiritual perfections |
| Stupas | Buddhist shrines |
| Vedas | Indian prayers and hymns |