Lesson 15 Vocab: Learning about World Religions: Hinduism

A religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world; most Hindus believe in one Supreme Being that can take many forms.

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

A collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism.

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• Literature

• Varnas

An ancient Indian language.

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• Hinduism

• Jatis

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.

• Caste

• Vedas

• Varnas

• Hinduism

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

• Jatis

• Sanskrit

• Hindu

• Karma

A class, or group, in Indian society.

• Jatis

• Caste

• Hinduism

• Sankskrit

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

• Caste

• Karma

• Pilgrimage

• Monism

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

• Karma

• Dharma

• Jati

• Monism

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.

• Karma

• Dharma

• Caste

• Reincarnation

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death.

• Karma

• Dharma

• Reincarnation

• Pilgrimage