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Brahmin
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member of the priestly caste, the highest and most noble class.
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Vedas
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The oldest of the Hindu scriptures, consisting of four collections of sacred writings.
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Sanskrit
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The grandmother of most modern Indo-European languages and the act of coping the rank above you to move a caste.
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Brahman
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Ultimate Reality, the supreme essence of the universe; the all-pervading deity.
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Mahabharata
Ramayana |
long epics in india
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Varna
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The Hindu term for caste, a social division into which a person is born. There are four major castes in Hindu society: Brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, and shudra.
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Tributary System
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is wealth one party gives to another as a sign of respect
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Upanishads
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The latest of the writings to be considered part of the Vedic period, written between the eighth and third centuries BCE. These are collections of stories, discussions, and instructions addressing issues of the relationship between the human and the ultimate realms.
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Shupa
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literally meaning "heap" is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship.
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Arthashastra
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an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy.
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