WHAP Chp. 8 India
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ahimsa | Non-violence towards all living things |
| Chandra Gupta | Founder of Gupta Dynasty |
| Dharma | Your duty to how you should live your life |
| Jati | Subcaste according to occupation took care of each other (guild) |
| Samsara | The cycle of reincarnation |
| Ashoka Maurya | 268-232 Ruler during the peak of the empire |
| Chandragupta Maurya | Founded Maurya dynasty |
| Four Noble Truths | Life is full of suffering Suffering is caused by desire No suffering = no desire To reach Nirvana, follow eightfold path |
| Karma | "What goes around, comes around." How you live your life |
| White Huns | Cause of decline of Gupta Empire |
| Buddha | Siddhartha Gautama Gave up comfortable life to search for reason of suffering |
| Indian Ocean Trade | Towns traded along Indian Ocean, Indonesia, southeast Asia, Meditteranean Basin |
| Pataliputra | Capital established by Ashoka |
| Eight Fold Path | Right understanding Right speech Right livelihood Right concentration Right mindfulness Right effort Right action Right intention |
| Therevada Buddhism | Religion without gods (more of a philosophy) Southeast Asia |
| Mahayana Buddhism | Worship Buddha as a god Boddhisatvas -priests/holymen Western China |
| Tibetan Buddhism | Dalai Lama -spiritual leader In Tibet |
| Zen Buddhism | meditation; gardens, archery, tea ceremony, caligraphy |
| Brahman | Universal spirit |
| Four Main Castes | Brahmins: Priests Kshatriyas: Warriors and aristocrats Vaishya: peasants and merchants Sudras: Serfs |
| Jains, Buddhists, Hindus | alternative to Brahmins |
| Mahavira | "The Great Hero" Founder of Jainism "Jina -the Conqueror" |
| Jainist Ethics | Hurt nothing Everything has a soul |
| Nalanda | School where it was possible to study Buddhism, Vedas, Hindu philosophy, logic, and medicine |
| Hindu changes in doctrine | met intrerests of common people |
| Bhagavad Gita | "Song of the Lord" |
| Ashoka | Who supported Buddhism? |
| Gupta Emperors | Who supported Hinduism? |
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