Ancient India Vocab Quiz

In Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth

In Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

A collection of prayers and other teachings developed in ancient India beginning around 1500 BC

Hindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life

As taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana

the belief system in Aryan India, the single spiritual power that reside in all things

The founder of Buddhism

Raised area of level land

Person who devotes his or her life to seeking direct communion with divine forces

Seasonal wind that regularly blows from a certain direction for part of the year

In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person’s fate in the next life

Large landmass that juts out from a continent

The blending of two or more cultures

The god of war. Aryan’s chief god used lightning bolts to destroy demons and to announce rain

Someone sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign country

In traditional Indian society, an unchangeable social group into which a person is born

In Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with Brahman

As taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism

In ancient India, the elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe

Family organization in which several generations share a common dwelling

Payment a bride’s family makes to the bridegroom and his family

In Hindu belief, a person’s religious and moral duties

In Hindu belief a person’s essential self