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15 Cards in this Set
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BUDDISHM
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A religon founded in India by Siddartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.
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HINDUISM
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The religon of India that grew out of the beliefs of the Ancient Aryan peoples; it stresses that one main force connects all life.
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VEDAS
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In Hinduism, the ancient books of sacred songs on which much of its religious beliefs are based.
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Caste System
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The social system in Hindu society in which a person's place is determined by the rank of the famly into which he or she is born.
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Reincarnation
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A Hindu belief that people move in a constant cylce of life, death, and rebirth.
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DHARMA
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In Hinduism, the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each cast number.
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MONK |
He is a man who gives up all he owns and gives his life to religon.
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KARMA |
It is a force caused by a person's good and bad acts.
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FOUR NOBLE
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In Buddhism, the principils Truths that rule life and an end to suffering
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EIGHTFOLD PATH
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In Buddhism, the rules of behavior and belief an end of suffering.
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MIDDLE WAY |
In Buddhism, a way of life, neither too strict nor too easy that results from following the Eightfold Path.
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SUBCONTINENT
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Is a large landmass that is geographically seperated from the rest of the continent.
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CITADEL
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A walled fort that protects a city.
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TRIBUTE
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A tax, often in the form of crops, paid by one ruler to another, usually to ensure peace or protection.
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ARCHITECTURE
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The art and science of planning and constructing buildings.
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