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Hinduism
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The major Indian religious system
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Dharma
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The divine Hindu law that rules Karma
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Brahmin
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One supreme god that's a part of everything
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Karma
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The force generated by a person's actions, determines how a person is reborn
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Samsara
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Hindu belief in a continuous cycle of birth,death and rebirth
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Subcontinent
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Land mass, great size, but smaller than a continent
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Monsoon
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A seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia
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Plateau
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A relatively high, flat land area
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Glacier
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Huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area
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Vedas
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Collection of HIndu sacred writings
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Sanskrit
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First writing system of the Aryans, developed around 1000B.C.
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Caste
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One of the major divisions of Indian classes in ancient times
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Caste System
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A set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person's job, economic potential, position in society (skin color)
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Reincarnation
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The rebirth of your soul in another form after death
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Pilgrimage
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A journey to a holy place
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Buddhism
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A religious doctrine, introduced North Indian in 6th century by "The Enlightened One"
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Buddha
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Great man who began the religion of Buddhism
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Ascetic
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A person who practices self-denial to achieve an understanding of ultimate reality
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Alms
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Goods given to the poor
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Nirvana
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Ultimate reality, end of self and reunion with the great world sould
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