Hinduism and Buddhism Vocabulary Review

religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha; taught that the way to find truth was to give up all desires

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

system of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans in ancient India; includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after death a person's spirit returns to life in a different form

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

in Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties

• dharma

• nirvana

• karma

• reincarnation

(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life

• dharma

• nirvana

• karma

• reincarnation

the rebirth of a soul in a new body

• dharma

• nirvana

• karma

• reincarnation

a state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth

• dharma

• nirvana

• karma

• reincarnation

belief in many gods

• gnosticism

• monotheism

• atheism

• polytheism

social group that a person is born into and cannot change

• feudal system

• caste

• guild

• union

ancient sacred texts of Hinduism

• Torah

• Quran

• Vedas

• Talmud