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Buddhists believe that it is possible to reach enlightenment by

Why do some consider Buddhism to be a philosophy rather than a religion?

Buddhism differed from Hinduism in that Buddhists rejected

The Buddha's Four Noble Truths were meant to end

Buddha believed that suffering is caused by

Siddhartha Gautama accepted the idea of reincarnation, but he rejected

A distinct feature of the Kushan Empire was the development of

A person's caste was difficult to escape because it was based on

The Gupta rulers earned large profits from

Which Aryan varna, or social group, was considered the highest and purest?

Asoka accomplished which of the following?

Who believed that the physical surroundings of humans - the material world - were simply illusions?

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

The Kushan flourished by

The golden age of Indian culture occurred under the

The social structure of the caste system in India

Which of the following claims that a single force governs the universe?

A common belief shared by Hindus and Buddhists is that

Reincarnation is the Hindu

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are the three chief

In Hindu tradition, what concept accounted for someone's standing in life?

Since most Indians could not easily relate to the ideal of achieving oneness with the Brahma, they

Ancient Indians excelled in the science of

One way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was Buddhists believed that

The lowest level of Ancient Indian society

The Mauryan ruler Asoka