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Hinduism One of the major religions in the world, and in India that started in India.
dharma In Hinduism, dharma stands for law, obligation and duty. To follow one's dharma, it means to perform and live life as one should.
brahman the supreme god in the Hindu religion.
karma the Hinduism belif of how a person's life [at present] will effect their lives in the future.[by reincarnation.]
samsara the Hinduism belif in reincarnation, or in the continous cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
vedas a collection of sacred, Hindu writings, or the early writings of Hindu that were found AFTER the Aryans arrived[after 1500 BCE] they are a big collection of sacred writings,songs,poems and teaching.They have influenced alot of India. Veda is sanskrit for knowlege or wisdom.
sanskrit The Ancient language of India.
Caste The Hinduism belif that everyone had to be divided up into different classes. They are the Brahims, kshatriyas, vashiyas and shrudas. Overtime, a new caste was developed called the, 'untouchables.'
reincarnation The Hinduism belif that you will be born again after death. To escape the cycle of re-birth[or reincarnation], one must have to follow the basic belifs of Hinduism. They have to balance their karma with good actions.
pilgrimage a journey to a holy place. The Hindus belieredit would have cleansed them of their sins.
varna dharma the belif that one may act like one's class/or kind. varna-class dharma-duty
Multiple Gods In Hinduism, the different gods and goddesses represent the various qualities/parts of the supreme god, Brahman.

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Created May 29, 2007
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This is a vocab quiz on our Hinduism unit. Weeelll....here goes<3

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  1. dharma → In Hinduism, dharma stands for law, obligation and duty. To follow one's dharma, it means to perform and live life as one should. - 2 misses
  2. Hinduism → One of the major religions in the world, and in India that started in India. - 1 miss
  3. karma → the Hinduism belif of how a person's life [at present] will effect their lives in the future.[by reincarnation.] - 1 miss
  4. samsara → the Hinduism belif in reincarnation, or in the continous cycle of birth, death and rebirth. - 1 miss
  5. vedas → a collection of sacred, Hindu writings, or the early writings of Hindu that were found AFTER the Aryans arrived[after 1500 BCE] they are a big collection of sacred writings,songs,poems and teaching.They have influenced alot of India. Veda is sanskrit for knowlege or wisdom. - 1 miss
  6. sanskrit → The Ancient language of India. - 1 miss
  7. Caste → The Hinduism belif that everyone had to be divided up into different classes. They are the Brahims, kshatriyas, vashiyas and shrudas. Overtime, a new caste was developed called the, 'untouchables.' - 1 miss