India Religion Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Founder of Buddhism	Siddhartha Guatama.
Founder of Hinduism	Indo Aryan Civilization (No single founder).
Founder of Sikhism	The Gurus.
Buddhism Started	Siddhartha Gautama was upset about so much suffering in the world and he went to find the answer of why we had suffering. Eventually meditated under a tree and became enlightened with the answer.
Hinduism Passed Down	First started by word of mouth using poems and stories, then wrote down using Sanskrit in the Vedas (ancient text).
Number of Gurus	11 Gurus (10 Person Form and 1 Book Form).
Country Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism	India
Polythestic	Belief in multiple god (deity).
Monothestic	Belief in one god (deity).
Reincarnation	Cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
Karma	Good or bad actions taken during a person's lifetime. Determines your future lives.
Dharma	Moral and religious duties that guide a person in society.
Caste System	Sorting of society by class. Few powerful people on the top of the pyramid and more common people at the bottom of the pyramid.
Four Noble Truths	Buddhism
Four Noble Truths	Rules or laws all about suffering and desire.
Eight Fold Path	Buddhism
Eight Fold Path	Rules or laws to follow in their daily life.
Reincarnation	Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism
Vedas	Hinduism
Vedas	Religious text.
Monothestic	Sikhsim
Buddha	Buddhism
Buddha	Founder of Buddhism (Siddhartha Guatama)
Gurdwara	Sikhism
Gurdwara	House of worship in Sikhism.
Asoka (Ashoka)	Buddhism
Asoka (Ashoka	Ruler of Mauryan and spread Buddhism.
Sanskrit	Hinduism
Sanskrit	Written language of Hinduism to record the Vedas.
Khanda	Sikhism
Khanda	Symbol of the religion of Sikhism.
Polysthesitc	Hinduism

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