Ancient India Vocab

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• Subcontinent

• Monsoon

• Sanskrit

• Guru

Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

• Raja

• Vedas

• Sanskrit

• monsoon

The universal spirit worshipped by Hindus

• Brahman

• Reincarnation

• karma

• dharma

An Indian prince

• Hinduism

• Guru

• raja

• Nirvana

The first written language of India

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Sanskrit

• Stupa

Ancient sacred texts of India

• guru

• Vedas

• Reincarnation

• Brahman

A teacher

• karma

• stupa

• raja

• guru

The rebirth of the soul

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• Hinduism

A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next lives

• karma

• dharma

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

A state of perfect happiness and peace

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Nirvana