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35 Cards in this Set
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reincarnation |
It is the cycle of rebirth and death |
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moksha |
It means salvation from cycle of rebirth |
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brahman |
It is the all powerful force; all gods are forms of brahman |
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karma |
It is the accumulation of all your actions, good and bad |
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ahimsa |
It means non violence |
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dharma |
It is the religious and moral duties of each person |
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Brahma |
He is the Creator |
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Shiva |
He is the Destroyer |
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Vishnu |
He is the Preserver |
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Noble Truth #1 |
Suffering Exists |
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Noble Truth #2 |
There is a cause of suffering |
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Noble Truth #3 |
There is an end to suffering |
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Enlightenment |
It means knowing and understanding how to end suffering through following the Noble Eightfold Path |
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Nirvana |
It is reaching enlightenment and ending the cycle of death and rebirth |
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Noble Eightfold Path |
They are actions that help to end suffering. |
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Noble Truth #4 |
In order to end suffering, you must follow the Noble Eightfold Path |
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The Buddha |
He who has gained Enlightenment |
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avatar |
It is a representation of a Hindu god/goddess in human/animal form |
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Sanskrit |
It is the ancient language of India |
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Upanishads |
It is a Hindu religious text; means "sitting near a teacher" |
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caste |
They are groups of divided people, governed by religion, race and profession |
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Brahmin |
They are priests |
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Kshatriya |
They are warriors and political leaders |
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Vaishya |
They are craftsmen |
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Sudra |
They are laborers |
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Untouchables |
They are people performing "unclean" jobs (eg. leather worker) |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
He is a Hindu Indian prince who found Enlightenment and became the first Buddha |
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Hindu Kush Mountains |
They are mountains in northwest India |
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Himalayas |
They are mountains in northeast India |
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Deccan Plateau |
It is a triangle-shaped plateau in the middle of India |
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Eastern and Western Ghats |
They are 2 mountain ranges on the east/west sides of the Deccan Plateau |
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Thar Desert |
It is a desert in Northwest India |
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Mohenjodaro and Harappa |
They are 2 cities near the Indus River |
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Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers |
They are rivers in northeast India; floods annually, leaving behind fertile soil |
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Indus River |
It is a river in northwest India; floods annually, leaving behind fertile soil |
