Ancient India Vocab

Sajan was a student of religion. After he read the _______, he decided to go on a spiritual quest.

• Bhagavad Gita

• Buddhism

• dharma

• Jainism

He did not like the idea of rule by ____, or rule by religious leaders.

• karma

• pilgrim

• dharma

• stupa

He knew, however, that during the rule of the Mauryans, Ashoka changed his life when he turned to _____.

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Seeking such a change for himself, Sajan became a religious traveler and visited many of the _______ Ashoka had set up.

• pilgrims

• Buddhists

• stupas

• karma

He hoped that visiting these religious shrines would create good ______.

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana

• pilgrimage

He sensed however, that he was not fulfilling his religious ______.

• destiny

• nirvana

• karma

• pilgrimage

Then he heard about the concept of ahimsa. He was impressed and converted to ______.

• Judaism

• Jainism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

By following the idea of harming no living being and by practicing what he learned, he hoped that he would reach ______.

• dharma

• stupa

• karma

• nirvana