Ch. 7 L.2 Vocabulary - McGraw Hill

a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Siddhartha Gautama

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Brahman

a religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Brahman

a major religion that developed in ancient India

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Brahman

a person’s rank compared to others

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• status

the universal spirit worshipped by Hindus

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Brahman

a person’s personal duty, based on the individual’s place in society

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• status

a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• status

the rebirth of the soul

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• status

to carry out or do

• ahimsa

• commit

• focus

• meditate

• nirvana

the practice of nonviolence towards all living things

• ahimsa

• commit

• focus

• meditate

• nirvana