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| a large area of land that is separated from other countries by water and land |
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| rainy season in monsoon climates in which winds blow from the southwest for six months |
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| the process of growing food mainly for self-consumption (for your self or your family) |
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| the main language of the Aryans |
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| "Books of Knowledge" that contain much of the stories and songs of the Aryans |
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a priest who held the highest position in Aryan society
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| serfs (lowest members) in Hindu society |
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the main religion of India that is based on Aryan beliefs
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| one of the best-known books of the Vedas, containing more than 1,000 hymns |
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believed by Hindus to be the universal truth being, which is the source of everything
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| in Hinduism, the order of the universe |
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| the Hindu belief tht the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next |
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| in Hinduism, a lifelong social group into which one is born |
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| the religion that is based on the teachings of Buddha |
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| in Buddhism, a way of clearing the mind |
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| in Buddhism, a state of pure goodness, the goal of reincarnation |
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