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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | A religion followed by millions of people in South Asia. Hindus believe in reincarnation ( a persons soul never dies, but leaves the body to be reborn in another living thing) . Hindus also believe in many gods and goddesses. |
| Buddhism | A religion based on philosophy of self denial and meditation. Buddhism teaches that because of human desires, life is filled with pain and suffering. The only way to end these desires is to give up searching for material things. Buddhism started in India |
| Reincarnation | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding. |
| Caste | In traditional India, society was organized into hereditary social classes known as the "castes". One castes determined whom one associated with, and what occupations one could enter. Hindus believe that each person is born into a particular caste based o |
| Karma | In Hinduism, a persons good or bad deeds that follow from one reincarnation to another. Karma influences specific life circumstances, such as the caste one is born into, ones state of health, wealth, or poverty, and so on. |
| Dharma | Buddhist doctrine or law |
| Atman | The individual self in Hinduism, known after enlightenment to be identical with Brahman. |
| Moksha | In Hinduism, a state of perfect understanding of all things. Freedom from the mortal world of ordinary experience. |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism |
| Nirvana | In Buddhism, freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering |
| Four Noble Truths | Everything in life is suffering and sorrow, The cause of all suffering is people's selfish desire for the temporary pleasures of this world, The way to end all suffering is to end all desires, The way to overcome such desires and attain enlightenment is t |
| Eight fold Path | In Buddhism, the pursuits of one seeking enlightenment comprising right understanding , motives, speech, action, means of livelihood, effort, intellectual activity, and contemplation |
| Confucius | A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher. |
| Analects | Sacred texts of Confucianism |
| Five Constants | Righteous |
| Filial Piety | In Confucianism, the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for ones parents and elderly family members. |
| Daoism | To follow the way(philosophy) |
| Legalism | Strict laws and control government |
| Warring States | Philosophy that encourage strict laws. |
| Shi Huangdi | Made Great Wall of China |
| Laozi(Lao Tzu) | Founder of Legalism |