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HIstory and Governments of South Asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| varna | one of the four broad classes of human society under Hinduism |
| caste | social class a person is born into and cannot change |
| reincarnation | belief that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body |
| dharma | duty in Hinduism |
| karma | belief in Hinduism that one's actions in past lives determine the spiritual level into which one is reborn |
| nirvana | state of perfect peace and an end to the cycle of rebirth; the goal of following the Eightfold Path in Buddhism |
| civil disobedience | use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country |
| status | position or rank in relations others |
| consequence | result |
| capable | able to do one's job well |