India Flashcards
Concept of duty
Dharma
Long narrative poem
Epics
Totaled amount of good and bad deeds
Karma
Leader of the tribe
Rajah
The process by which a soul is continuously born
Reincarnation
Caste
Varna
The releases from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment
Nirvana
Mounded stone structures built over holy relics
Stupa
Occupation within a Varna/caste
Jati
3rd largest religion in the world
Hinduism
4th largest religion in the world
4th
Most popular religion in India
Hinduism
______ percent of India practice Hinduism
80
The four noble truths say that all life is ______
Sacred
You can end suffering by following the ________
Eightfold path
Main 3 Hindu gods
Brahma-creator
Siva-destroyer
Vishnu-preserver
I Jainism how are bugs protected
Sweeping path with broom
Three countries that make up Indian subcontinent
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Christianity or Judaism started first?
Judaism
Which religion started first Hinduism or Buddhism?
Hinduism
Why did the Aryana settle in the Indus River Valley
Fertile
Most people in India are ___
Hindu
To Aryans wealth is measured in____
Cows
Language of the Aryans
Sanskrit
Two great epics of India literature
Mahabharata, an Ramayana
Why is Asoka important to Buddhism?
Sent Buddhist missionaries
Geography of India
Subcontinent, monsoons
How does karma affect an individual
Determine how they are reborn
Born into royalty, left family, to find end of suffering
Siddhartha Gautama
Least likely want to be part of the _____ caste
Pariahs
Most likely would want to be part of the ___ caste
Brahmans
They believe in non-violence
Ahimsa
