L15 Hinduism Vocab

a class, or group, in Hindu society

• DIVINE

• CASTE

• YOGA

• KARMA

a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that
a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life

(This is a way of life that helps people live happily, selflessly, and in balance.)

• DHARMA

• JATI

• REINCARNATION

• PILGRIMAGE

heavenly or god-like

• VEDAS

• SANSKRIT

• DIVINE

• REINCARNATION

a religion that developed in India over many centuries;
it traces its roots to older traditions, such as Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism

• ISLAM

• CHRISTIANITY

• JUDAISM

• HINDUISM

a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.

There are thousands of them

• JATI

• DHARMA

• CASTE

• SANSKRIT

belief that good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life

(good actions = good next life; bad actions = bad next life)

• REINCARNATION

• DHARMA

• KARMA

• MONISM

the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source

• DIVINE

• MONISM

• KARMA

• JATI

a journey to a holy place

• PILGRIMAGE

• VEDAS

• VARNA

• DHARMA

the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death

• HINDUISM

• VEDAS

• KARMA

• REINCARNATION

an ancient Indian language

• SANSKRIT

• MONISM

• CASTE

• PILGRIMAGE