Key Concepts in Indian Philosophy and Culture

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Ahimsa

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Nonviolence and respect for living things

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Caste System

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Social order that determined one’s place in Indian society based on family lineage, wealth, and job

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Dharma

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One’s spiritual duties

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Karma

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Effect a person’s actions have on their soul

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Meditation

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Focusing one’s mind on spiritual ideas

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Metallurgy

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Science of working with metals

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Moksha

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Achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth

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Monsoon

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Wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons

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Nirvana

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State of peace that is free from suffering and desire

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth of one’s soul