Cultural Development: Chapter 3

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The Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Mahabharata epic, which tells the story of a great battle in a northern Indian kingdom.

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Hinduism

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Teaches reincarnation—the belief that the soul does not die, but is reborn into another human being

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Both Hinduism and Buddhism

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Belief that a divine essence called Brahman fills everything in the world

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Hinduism

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Siddhartha Gautama founded this religion while meditating under a tree

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Buddhism

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The dominant spiritual philosophies of ancient India

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Both Hinduism and Buddism

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Teaches that the world we see is an illusion, called maya

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Hinduism

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Teaches that salvation comes from knowing the "Four Noble Truths" and following the "Eightfold Path."

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Buddism

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Gradually became India's major religion

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Hinduism

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Religion that became deeply interwoven with the caste system, a complex form of social organization

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Hinduism

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Belief that the progress of one's soul depends on the life that a person leads—good is rewarded, evil is punished.

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Both Hinduism and Buddism