Ancient India Vocab Part 2

Front

Karma

Back

Effect of a person's actions in this life and previous ones.

Front

Reincarnation

Back

Rebirth of a soul

Front

Subcontinent

Back

A large landmass that is part of a continent.

Front

nirvana

Back

blissful peace

Front

Monsoon

Back

A seasonal wind in India

Front

varna

Back

grouping people by skill

Front

Veda

Back

collection of sacred hymns

Front

varna

Back

grouping people by their skill

Front

Strong wind blows one way in winter, opposite in summer.

Back

Monsoon

Front

Social group a person is born into and cannot change.

Back

Caste