Ancient India Vocabulary

The cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.

• Samsara
• Karam
• Dharma
• Brahman

Classes of Hindu society based on birth who inherit exclusive privileges.

• Nirvana 
• Samsara
• Caste
• Reincarnation 

Nirvana

• The oldest writings of Hinduism
• A large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent. (India)
• Law, Obligation, and Duty
• The final goal of Buddhism where the soul completes its reincarnation cycle.

Brahman

• The supreme god of Hinduism and a member of the highest Hindu caste (priesthood)
• A religion of India that emphasizes freedom from the material world through purification of desires and elimination of personal identity
• The primary language and writing of Hinduism.
• The oldest writings of Hinduism

The oldest writings of Hinduism

• Sanskrit
• Vedas
• Buddhism
• Karma

A religion of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices based on teachings of the Buddha

• Samsara
• Karma
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

Sanskrit

• Law, Obligation, and Duty
• Hindu belief that how a person lives will effect their next life
  
• The primary language and writing of Hinduism.
• The rebirth of a soul in a new form
  

Hinduism

• A religion of India that emphasizes freedom from the material world through purification of desires and elimination of personal identity
• The final goal of Buddhism where the soul completes its reincarnation cycle.
• Law, Obligaiton, and Duty
• The cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.

A large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent. (India)

• Karma
• Subcontinent 
• Dharma
• Reincarnation 

Law, Obligation, and Duty

• Karma
• Dharma
• Samsara
• Hinudism