| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Buddhism | A religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification |
| Buddha | A representation of Gautama Buddha, set up as an idol to worship |
| karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
| reincarnation | Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life; esp: a rebirth of a soul in a new human body |
| Hinduism | The dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical contemplation and ascetic practices |
| Indus River | where first river valley civilazation in india was. |
| Pakistan | a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley |
| Himalaya Mountains | a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet |
| figurine | A small carved or molded figure |
| caste | One of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| pilgrimage | A journey of a pilgrim; esp: one to a shrine or a sacred place |
| subcontinent | A large landmass smaller than a continent; esp: a major subdivision of a continent |
| boundary | a line determining the limits of an area |
| irregular | Not conforming to the usual pattern |
| horizontally | sideways; along the horizon |
| vertically | going up and down |
| parallel | lines or line segments that are equal distance apart and will never meet |
| plateaus | large raised areas of flat or gently rolling land |
| monsoon | The season of southwest winds in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall |
| Sanskrit | An ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism |
| alluvial | fertile topsoil left by rivers after a flood found along the river valleys |
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