Vocabualry

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Brahman

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according to Aryan belief, the single spiritual power that resides in all things

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Hinduism

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hinduism has no single founder and no single sacred text. Hinduism became one of the world's most complex religions, with countless gods and goddesses and many forms of worship existing side by side

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Brahma

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He was the most important Hindu god. He was also a creator

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Vishnu

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He was another important god of Hindu. He was the preserver

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Shiva

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She was the wife of Shakti. She is kind & cruel, a creator & a destroyer.

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Atman

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In the Hindu belief, its a persons essential life

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Reincarnation

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A belief in the rebirth of a soul in another bodily form

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Moksha

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What hindus believe is achieving moksha, or union with brahman.

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Karma

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Hindu belief that all the actions that affect a persons fate in the next life

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Dharma

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In hindu belief, its an individual's religious and moral duties

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Vedas & Upanishads

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They both used the writting of Sanskrit.

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Bhagavad-Gita

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Its one of the most important Hindu scriptures.

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Ahimsa

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Was a hindu belief in nonviolence

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Jainism

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Is a new religion that grew out of Hindu traditions

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Guatama Buddha

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He founded a new religion called Buddhism. He was the enlightened one.

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Four Nobel Truths

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Is what the Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching others, from what he had learned.

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Tripitaka

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Was what the Hindu's had called the writing Sanskrit.

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Theravada

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It was Buddhism closely followed the Buddha's original teachings

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Mahayana

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The sect that made Buddhism easier for ordinary people to follow