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| Why is India called a Subcontinent? |
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1. It is too small to be called a continent.
2. It is too large to be called a peninsula.
3. It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Hindu Kush and Himalaya Mts. |
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| What is important about the Ganges River for Hindus? |
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| This is the most sacred river considered to be the giver of life. Hindus believe the river can help cleanse their soul. |
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| annual wind patterns that bring cold dry air in the winter and wet storms in the summer. |
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| What happens if the monsoons arrive late? |
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| Farmers rely on the monsoons for water for their crops. Late monsoons could mean no crops and famine. |
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| Who were the Aryans and what was their connection with the founding of Hinduism? |
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Invaders who took over the darker skinned Dravidians.
The Aryans created the Caste System putting the Dravidians at the bottom. |
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| What are the five basic beliefs of Hinduism? |
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| Brahman, Multiple Gods, Dharma, Karma, Samsara or Reincarnation |
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| Priests - a top of the Caste System |
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| The belief that everyone in the Caste System has a role in life. In order to have good Karma you have to fulfill your Dharma (role in life) |
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| Hindu belief that your actions in this life will impact what you come back as in your next life. In order to have good Karma to come back as something better you have to fulfill your Dharma. |
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| Hindu belief of the continual flow of reincarnation of the soul. |
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| Belief that when a being dies it's soul gets reborn into something else on earth. |
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| What is the caste system and how does it relate to dharma? |
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| The Caste System is the social structure of the Hindus. In order to be reincarnated higher up in the Caste System on must have good Karma by fulfilling Dharma (role in life). |
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| What is moksha and how does it relate to reincarnation? |
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| Moksha is the Hindu heaven and the only way one can get out of the continual cycle of reincarnation. |
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| Nickname given to Siddharta Guatama - means the enlightened one. |
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| Who was Siddhartha Gautama? |
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| What is the cause of suffering in the world? |
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| What are the Four Noble Truths? |
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| Main points of Buddhism. What a buddhist must believe if they are to become a buddhist. |
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| What is the Eightfold Path? |
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| The 8 things a buddhist must do to end all desires and reach Nirvana |
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| Buddhist heaven - reached while still alive - get there by following the 8 fold path and eliminating desire. |
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