ancient India vocabulary

a large, distinguishable part of a continent

• subcontinent

• peninsula

• citadel

• delta

highest level: all karma is spent and soul will no longer be reborn

• karma

• dalit

• nirvana

• enlightenment

a shift in winds that often causes a very rainy season or a dry season

• guru

• monsoon

• caste

• Veda

a fortress, typically on high ground

• temple

• citadel

• barricade

• cathedral

the state of reaching the highest understanding

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana

• enlightenment

to focus one's mind for a period of time

• meditate

• song

• nap

• read

each of the four Hindu castes are part of the

• veda

• caste

• varnas

• dharma

destiny or fate- if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you

• nirvana

• dalit

• dharma

• karma

The hereditary classes of Hindu society

• dharma

• karma

• caste

• guru

The most ancient Hindu scriptures

• Veda

• Torah

• Koran

• Gospel