Hinduism and Buddhism

By following this, one will find the end to suffering and reach nirvana.

This religion that originated in India, based upon the beliefs of Aryan settlers.

Priests that are the highest varna or caste in Ancient India.

The belief in many gods.

These people become the dominant group of India and their beliefs started the basis of Hinduism

The most important language in ancient India.

Considered unclean, they are the outcastes of Hindu society.

The belief in your soul being born and reborn many times.

The modern day country in which Hinduism and Buddhism began.

A state of perfect peace or enlightenment in Buddhism, the release from suffering and samsara.

This is the belief in ONE god.

Finding the meaning of human life, understanding why we exist and how to escape suffering.

In Ancient India, this divided Indian society based on a person's birth, wealth,or occupation.

A Kshatriya prince, who started a new religion without the caste system, became the Buddha.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.

River valley where the Aryans settled.

Originally known as Siddhartha, this means "enlightened one."

The main principles of Buddhist teachings that explains why people suffer, "Life is suffering".