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The religion created by Siddhartha Gautama that relies on the four noble truths and the eight-fold path.
What is Buddhism?
The largest religion in India today.
What is Hinduism?
The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas.
What is meditation?
The worship of many gods or goddesses.
What is Polytheism?
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.
What is karma?
The founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The soul
What is Atman?
The process of rebirth and one of the founding principles of Hinduism.
What is reincarnation?
A state of perfect peace
What is Nirvana?
Aryan priest who were at the top of the caste system
Who is Brahmin?
Division of Indian society into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation
What is a caste system?
Rules for the caste systems that kept the caste separated
What are sutras?
The basis of Aryan religion that is comprised of hymns and poems
What are Vedas?
Social divisions in Aryan society
What are Varnas?
The order of the caste in India
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
BKVS
A group in Indian society that did not belong to any caste and usually had the most unpleasant jobs
Who are the Untouchables?
Text that priest used to decide what caste a person belonged to.
What are the Vedas?
The major religion of India today?
What is Hinduism?
The difference between Hinduism and Buddisim
Movement within the caste system.
The belief in one God
What is Monotheism?