ANCINET INDIA & HINUISM

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CASTE SYSTEM

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Caste system is a hierarchical social structure in India.

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a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life

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Dharma

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a religion that developed in India over many centuries; it traces its roots to older traditions, such as Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism

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Hinduism

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a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into

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jati

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a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life

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Karma

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the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source

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Monism

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a journey to a holy place

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pilgrimage

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the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death

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Reincarnation

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an ancient Indian language

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Sanskrit

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the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society

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Varnas