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Ancient India. All words
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History
9th Grade
02/09/2011

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Ahimsa
Definition
The principal of being nonviolent toward all living things
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Alexander the Great
Definition
Great Conqueror
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Aryans
Definition
Indo-Europeans who invaded N. India in the 2nd millennium BC, displacing the Dravidian and other aboriginal peoples.
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Atman
Definition
The spiritual Life in the principal of the universe. It is regarded as inherent in the real self of the the individual. A person's soul.
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Avatar
Definition
An incarnation
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Benares
Definition
A holy city for hindus on the on the Ganges R.
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Bhakti Sects
Definition
Believing in one supreme god, but also believing in others.
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Bodhi Tree
Definition
the tree that buddha went under and experienced nirvana
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Bodhisattva
Definition
A person who can reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.
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Brahma
Definition
The creator god in Hinduism. Heforms a triad with Vishnu and Shiva
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Brahmanas
Definition
A lengthy commentary on the Vedas
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buddha
Definition
A title given to the founder of BUddhism. Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddhism
Definition
A widespread religion. No creator god and is central belief is the doctrine Karma
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karma
Definition
The sum of a persons actions in previous states of existence. Is viewed as deciding their fate i future instances.
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Caste
Definition
Each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society.
Brahman, priest
Kshatriya, Warrior
Vaishya, merchant/farmer
Sudra, slave
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Chandragupta
Definition
Indian Emperor, founded the mauryan empire
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Dharma
Definition
The principle of cosmic order.
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Dravidians
Definition
A family of languages
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Eight-fold path
Definition
The path to nirvana. right views, intentions, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration.
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Fa-Hsien
Definition
a king (maybe). was a king who went to India. (ASK)
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Flower Sermon
Definition
The buddha holds a flower to many BUddhists and only one smiles and gets it.
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The Four Noble Truths
Definition
The four central beliefs that containt the essence of Buddhist teaching:
There is suffering
Suffering has an origin
Suffering can cease
There is a path out of suffering.
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Four stages of life
Definition
The First Ashrama - "Brahmacharya" or the Student Stage
The Second Ashrama - "Grihastha" or the Householder Stage
The Third Ashrama - "Vanaprastha" or the Hermit Stage
The Fourth Ashrama - "Sannyasa" or the Wandering Ascetic Stage
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Four stages of life
Definition
The First Ashrama - "Brahmacharya" or the Student Stage
The Second Ashrama - "Grihastha" or the Householder Stage
The Third Ashrama - "Vanaprastha" or the Hermit Stage
The Fourth Ashrama - "Sannyasa" or the Wandering Ascetic Stage
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Gandhara
Definition
A kingdom in India.
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gupta empire
Definition
I twas established in 320 AC by Chandragupta I it began to disintegrate toward the end of the 5 century
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Harappans
Definition
untouchables
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Harijans
Definition
untouchables
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Hindi
Definition
A language of India
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Hinduism
Definition
A belief in India, a religion.
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Hunas
Definition
Chinese tribe close to Himalayas
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Indo-Europeans
Definition
A people who came from the greater art of Europe/Asia into India.
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Indo-Greeks
Definition
People who came from greece
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Islam
Definition
A religion by Muslims. Is monotheistic
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Jainism
Definition
A religion where everyone suffers all throughout life. Also, no injury to anything, everything in life causes karma, even walking so must make good karma throughout entire life to make up for that.
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Jati
Definition
1. (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
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Jina
Definition
A great teacher who has attained liberation from karma.
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Jiva
Definition
a living being
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Kalidasa
Definition
Wrote a famous Indian poem.
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Kalinga
Definition
a part of India like an area.
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Kama
Definition
God of love
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Karuna
Definition
compassion and Siddhartha's wife in the book.
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Kautilya
Definition
a book in the arthasastra
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Krishna
Definition
One of the most popular gods, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
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Kshatirya
Definition
The warrior caste.
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Kushans
Definition
A member of the Iranian dynasty that invaded the Indian subcontinent and established a powerful empire in the nw between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD
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Lawbook of Manu
Definition
The laws of India (?)
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Mahabharata
Definition
One of the two great sanskrit epics.
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Mahayana
Definition
A type of Buddhism
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Mahmud of Ghazni
Definition
A persian King.
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Mauryan Empire
Definition
A long empire of India.
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Maya
Definition
The supernatural powers wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions.
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Megasthenes
Definition
A greek traveller who went to India
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Menander (Melinda)
Definition
A greek playwright.
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Moghul Empire.
Definition
An empire in India. took up almost all of India.
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Moghuls
Definition
People in hte Moghul empire.
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Moghuls
Definition
People in hte Moghul empire.
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Moksha
Definition
Release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma
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monsoons
Definition
Big water sheds, it is a flood.
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Mustard seed parable
Definition
There was a woe whose son died and then was told to go and get a mustard seed from a family where nobody had died. she could not find it. therefore, everyone suffers.
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Nirvana
Definition
a transcendent state where your not suffering or desiring.
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pancamas
Definition
the untouchables.
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punjab
Definition
an area of India, region
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ramayana
Definition
the second great epic.
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rig veda
Definition
the oldest principal of the vedas. a collection of 1028 hymns.
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royal road
Definition
a road for trading.
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samadhi
Definition
a state of intense concentration received through meditation
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samsara
Definition
the cycle of death and rebirth.
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samudra
Definition
a term for ocean. ?????????
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sanskrit
Definition
an ancient language.
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shakas
Definition
followers of the greeks. next dynasty.
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silk road
Definition
extensive trade routes through china.
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shiva
Definition
a god associated with the powers of reproduction
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siddhartha gautama
Definition
the person who became like a buddha in the story we read over break.
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stupa
Definition
a dome shaped structure, a buddhist shrine.
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sudra
Definition
a servant, the lowest caste
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Tamilnadu
Definition
the SE side of India. a region.
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Tamils
Definition
the dravidian language of the people living in India
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Taxila
Definition
City in India
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theraveda
Definition
a type of religion
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twice born caste
Definition
1) Brahmins,
2) Kshatriyas,
3) Vaishyas,
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untouchables
Definition
belonging in the caste below the lowest caste.
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upanishads
Definition
philosophical texts.
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urdu
Definition
the language of the muslims.
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vaisya.
Definition
one of the four social orders of Hinduism.
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varna
Definition
the indian caste system.
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veccas
Definition
the most ancient hindu scriptures.
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vishna
Definition
One of the eight incarnations of the Hindu god.
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yoga
Definition
a hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breathing control and meditation.
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zen
Definition
a type of buddhism
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"classical age"
Definition
the greco-roman period
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the "Middle Path"
Definition
the path that siddhartha gautama used to enter nirvana
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Bahagavad Gita
Definition
a story about krishna and ppl. a myth.
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bindusara
Definition
the son of Chandragupta
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chakravariti
Definition
a huge Indian Emperor, was in charge of much of the land in India.
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Chandra I
Definition
big indian emperor
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chandra II
Definition
big indian emperor
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Decimal system
Definition
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.
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dhammapada
Definition
a story??
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Rajas
Definition
kings
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st. thomas
Definition
the christian guy who went to india and made christianity a part of indian culture.
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