What term refers to a state of perfect peace where individual desires and suffering go away, and one no longer has to be reincarnated?

What is the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas known as?

What was the first empire to bring together most of the Indian subcontinent, founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E.?

Who was an Indian king who used Buddhist values to unify India (260-232 BCE), conquered the city-state of Kalinga, and gave lavishly to the Buddhist community?

What is a Hindu social structure in which classes are determined by birth, prohibiting marriage or work outside of one's caste?

What term describes how a civilization makes money?

What term refers to a lasting contribution to society, usually in the form of inventions or new ways of thinking?

What is the oldest religion in the world and the main religion of India, which includes the worship of many gods and the belief in reincarnation?

What is the religion based on the teaching that life is filled with suffering caused by desire, which stops when desire stops?

What is the path one must follow to achieve nirvana, when the soul will no longer be reincarnated to earthly suffering?

What is the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding, as understood in Hinduism and Buddhism?