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Buddism/Hinduism
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Geography
9th Grade
12/11/2008

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Reincarnation
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in Hindusim and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn again and again it acheives perfect understanding
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KARMA
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in Hinduism and Buddhism, the totalilty of good and bad deeds performed by a person, which is belived to determine his/her's fate after rebirth
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Dharma
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the teaching and Buddha
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Moksa
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the ultimate meaning of life you dont get reborn you succeded life, like heaven
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Jainism
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a religion founded in India in six century B.C., whose members believe that everything in the universe has a soul and therefore should not be harmed
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Siddhartha Gautama
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birth name of "Buddha", the founder of Buddhism
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Enlightenment
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in Buddhsim a state of perfect wisdomin which one understands basic truth about the universe
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Nirvana
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in Buddhism the release from pain and suffering acheives after enlightenment
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Indo-Europeans
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a group of semi-nomadic peoples who, about 1700 B.C, began to migrate from what is now southeren Russia to the Indian sub-continent, Europe, and southwest Asia
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Steppes
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dry. grass-covered plains
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Migration
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the act of moving from one place to settle in another
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Aryans
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an INdo-European people who about 1500 B.C. began to migrate to Indian sub-continent
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Vedas
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4 collections of sacred writings produced by the Aryans
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Brahmin
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a member in the Aryans social class (caste), made up of priest
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Caste
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one of the four classes of people in the social systems of the Aryans who settled in India-priests,warriors, or traders, and non-Aryans labores or craftsmans
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Mahabharata
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a great Indian epic poem, reflecting the struggle of Aryans as they moved south into Indian
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