Ancient India Vocabulary

seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons

• fasting
• meditation
• monsoons
• inoculation

injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against the disease

• inocualtion
• metallurgy
• karma
• astronomy

an Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred

• the Buddha
• Jainism
• missionaries
• karma

the study of the stars and planets

• meditation
• inoculation
• monsoons
• astronomy

in Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good and bad actions have on a person's soul

• dharma
• karma
• meditation
• metallurgy

founder of Buddhism, he was originally an Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama

• the Buddha
• Asoka
• Jainism
• karma

going without food for a period of time

• meditation
• fasting
• karma
• metallurgy

ruler of the Mauryan Empire, he extended his control over most of India and spread Buddhism

• the Buddha
• Asoka
• Jainism
• astronomy

deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas

• metallurgy
• meditation
• fasting
• karma

the science of working with metals

• metallurgy
• fasting
• missionaries
• meditation