3-1 Flashcards
Sanskrit
The first written language developed in 1000 bc which allowed to write chants legends and rituals
Monsoon
A monsoon is a seasonal wind pattern in Southern Asia in the summer the winds are warm and moist in winter it’s cold and dry w heavy rain
Caste system
The India caste system was a set of strict social categories that determined a persons occupation, economic potential and based off of skin color
Rajas
Princess, leaders, carved out small states and fought other Aryana chieftains
Dharma
Devine law, the law requires all people to do their duty
Ascetics
People who practice self denial to achieve an understanding of ultimate reality
Nirvana
Ultimate reality, gained by achieving wisdom
Reincarnation
Belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death
Karma
The force generated by a persons actions that determine how the person will be reborn in the next life
Siddha era
The founder of buddhism, known as the Buddha
Atman
The duty of the individual self, which was belie being on a god named Brahman
Bodhi
Bodhi means wisdom, the root woes of Buddhism, Bodoni is received when pain and sorrow become forgotten
Guru
Teacher who taught and began the education of a young man
Brahman
Priestly class, top of the social scale, in charge of religious ceremonies
Four noble truths of Buddhism
- ordinary life is full of suffering
- This suffering is cause by our desire to satisfy ourselves
- Way to end suffering is death to ourselves
- end desires is to follow middle path
