World History India

Mr. Butcher (United States of America)
6th grade World History
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  1. nirvana
    the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
  2. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  3. Buddhism
    the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
  4. karma
    effects of one's actions that determine his or her destiny
  5. reincarnation
    a second or new birth
  6. Dharma
    basic principles of the cosmos
  7. Dalai Lama
    chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
  8. Buddha
    founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
  9. Siddhartha
    founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
  10. Tibet
    an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China
  11. Himalayas
    a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
  12. brahman
    the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
  13. guru
    a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
  14. Nepal
    a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
  15. dynasty
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
  16. stupa
    a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine
  17. monsoon
    a seasonal wind in southern Asia
  18. pilgrim
    someone who journeys in foreign lands
  19. raja
    a prince or king in India
  20. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  21. Sanskrit
    an ancient language of India
  22. Aryan
    a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
  23. Hinduism
    a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
  24. Ganges River
    an Asian river
  25. Indus River
    an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea
  26. caste
    a hereditary social class among Hindus
  27. Bhagavad-Gita
    (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
Created on Tue Nov 26 14:54:40 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 27 00:20:07 EST 2013)

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