Chapt. 9 Hinduism Vocabulary

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• Vedas

• Subcontinent

• plateau

• caste

seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

• novice

• dharma

• monsoon

• guru

to leave and not return

• karma

• mirate

• Brahman

• abandon

to move from one place to another

• language family

• Sanskrit

• migrate

• sadhu

a group of similar families

• language family

• caste

• novice

• karma

an indian prince

• raja

• mirate

• meditate

• missionary

the first written language of India

• vedas

• guru

• avatar

• Sanskrit

ancient sacred writings of India

• reincarnation

• guru

• Vedas

• sadhu

a teacher

• abandon

• guru

• vedas

• sadhu

the universal spirit worshipped by Hindus

• Brahman

• Vedas

• abandon

• sadhu