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18 Cards in this Set
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Karma
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all actions of a persons life that affect his or her fate.
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Brahman
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the highest seat in the Hindu caste system.
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Hinduism
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there was no single founder and they worshiped gods. they used vedas. they supported the caste system.They believed in ahimsa.
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Brahma
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One of the many worshiped gods of hinduism. The creator.
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Vishnu
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A god of preservation.
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Shiva
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a god of reproduction and dissolution.
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Atman
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an essential self
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Reincarnation
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the rebirth of a soul in another bodily form.
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Moksha
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a main goal, a release from the cycle of rebirth.
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Dharma
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the religious and moral duties of an individual
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Vedas and Upanishads
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sacred text of the Hindus.
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Bhagavad-Gita
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Poems made by the Hindus.
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Ahimsa
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nonviolence
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Jainism
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a new religion that grew out of hindu religion.
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Guatama Buddha
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a prince who taught others what he’d learn and founded Buddhism.
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Four Noble Truths
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The four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.
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Tripitaka
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a type of buddism that was split from the other.
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Theravada & Mahayana
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a type of buddhism that was split from the other.
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