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india vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acculturation | the blending of 2 or more cultures |
| vedas | a collection of prayers, hymns, and other religious teachings developed in ancient India beginning around 1500 B.C |
| Brahman | in the belief system established in Aryan India, a single spiritual power that resides in all things |
| atman | in Hindu belief a person's essential self |
| moksha | in Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with brahman |
| reincarnation | in Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form |
| karma | in Hindu belief, all actions determine a person's fate in the next life |
| dharma | in Hindu belief, the religious and moral duties of an individual |
| ahimsa | Hindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life |
| caste | in traditional Indian society, an unchangeable social group into which a person is born |
| Four Noble Truths | as taught by the Buddha, the 4 basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | as taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana |
| nirvana | In Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth |
| sect | sub group of a major religious group |
| Siddhartha Gautama | the 1st Buddha, and the founder of Buddhism |
| Theravada | the early version of Buddhism |
| Mahayana Buddhism | a new form of Buddhism that granted greater accessibility to the spiritual path to people beyond monks and nuns |
| Bhagavad Gita | a beloved Hindu text stating that ordinary people could find spiritual fulfillment by selflessly preforming the ordinary duties of their lives |
| Bhakti movement | a religious path where people devote their lives too one or another of India's many gods and goddesses |
| syncretism | when different belief systems fuse to form something new. hybrid versions of religions, cultures, and ways of thinking |
| cultural syncretism | the blending of 2 or more cultural influences that blend together to make something new |
| dissent | ideas that oppose those of the government |
| missionaries | people sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign countries |
| golden age | period of great cultural advancement |
| decimal system | system of numbers based on 10 |
| joint family | family organization in which several generations share a common dwelling |
| dowry | in some societies, payment a bride's family makes to the grooms family |
| Chandragupta Maurya | conquered northern India after gaining power in the Ganges valley creating the Maurya empire which maintained order through a well organized bureaucracy |
| Asoka | Maurya's grandson and the most honored Maurya emperor. he also became Buddhist |
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