Hinduism

Vedas

• Ancient writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism

• The special duties of a class

• When someone gives up everything they own to be moksha

Sanskrit

• A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation

• The state of being when you have broken free of the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

• An ancient language of India the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism

Varna

• The special duties of a class

• Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism

• The sum of your actions that determine what part of the caste system you will be part of

Moksha

• The state of being when you have broken free of the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

• Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism

Dharma

• Your responsibilities.

• Your actions will come back to you, like a boomerang, whether good or bad.

• A continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

• The special duties of a class

Karma

• Your responsibilities.

• Your actions will come back to you, like a boomerang, whether good or bad.

• A continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

• The special duties of a class

Samsara

• Your responsibilities.

• Your actions will come back to you, like a boomerang, whether good or bad.

• A continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

• The special duties of a class

Varna

• Your responsibilities.

• Your actions will come back to you, like a boomerang, whether good or bad.

• A continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

• The special duties of a class

Brahminism

• Ancient ritual traditions in which Brahmins played a key role; it grew out of older Vedic religious beliefs and helped lead to Hinduism

• A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation

• Believing in one god/goddess but not denying any other possible ones