Hinduism Vocabulary

an ancient Indian language

• Sanskrit

• dharma

• reincarnation

• monism

• pilgrimage

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

• caste

• dharma

• Hinduism

• jati

• karma

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

• Sanskrit

• dharma

• reincarnation

• monism

• pilgrimage

a class, or group, in Hindu society

• caste

• dharma

• Hinduism

• jati

• karma

heavenly or god-like

• divine
• ethereal
• sacred
• celestial

a journey to a holy place

• vacation
• tour
• expedition
• pilgrimage

a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life

• caste

• dharma

• Hinduism

• jati

• karma

the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• varnas

• monism

• pilgrimage

a collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• varnas

• monism

• pilgrimage

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

• caste

• dharma

• monism

• jati

• karma