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Brahmin
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A member among the highest preistly class in the Hindu caste system
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Discontent
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A feeling of dissatisfaction or discontentedness
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Ablutions
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The process of cleansing oneself
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Ascetic
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The exercise of extreme self-discipline by denouncing world possesions
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Samanas
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A sect of Hindus who practice a ascetic way of life in order to experience the pain of the world
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Atman
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The Hindu word for "Soul"
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Nirvana
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In Buddihism and Hinduism, the liberation of the soul from bodily existence
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Enlightenment
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In Buddihism, the process in which one escapes all worldly suffering
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Bliss
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Happiness, gladness, contenment
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Abate
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To beat down, demolish, or destroy
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