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5.3 Hinduism Flashcards

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Ganges River

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An important river in India; Hindus believe it represents purity

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reincarnation

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The Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next

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caste

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In Hinduism, a lifelong social group into which one is born

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Hinduism

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The main religion of India that is based on Aryan beliefs

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Rig Veda

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One of the best-known books of the Vedas, containing more than 1,000 hymns

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Brahman

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Believed by Hindus to be the universal truth being, which is the source of everything

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dharma

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In Hinduism, the order of the universe

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