| A | B |
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| Hinduism | Faith that is both monotheistic and polytheistic. |
| Brahman | The World Soul. It is everything and is everywhere. |
| Brahma | One of the main forms of Brahman - The Creator |
| Vishnu | One of the main forms of Brahman - The Preserver |
| Shiva | One of the main forms of Brahman – the Destroyer |
| Kali | Hindu goddess of death. |
| Ganesh | Elephant headed, god of good fortune |
| Indra | Elephant riding storm god |
| Hanuman | Hindu heroic monkey general made a god |
| Durga | Hindu warrior goddess |
| Gayatri | Many faced protection goddess-* |
| atman | Your undying, immortal soul. You are a little piece of Brahman! |
| Reincarnation | Your body dies and your soul gets a new one |
| Karma | Your actions during your previous lifetimes determine your next |
| Nirvana | Means snuffed out. Your atman with Brahman. You know everything and you are everywhere |
| Avatar | Means “descent” Brahman in the form of Vishnu takes on human form to guide and aid humankind. |
| Kalki | Hindus await the 10th avatar who will ride a white horse and carry a flaming sword killing the wicked |
| Vedas | Hindu sacred books of knowledge |
| Gurus | Hindu religious teachers |
| Ganges | River in northern India. Washes sins away. |
| Cows | Sacred beasts who were involved with the universe's creation |
| Caste system | A rigid social division of people in society based on birth and occupation |
| Brahmins | Priestly caste in India. Head of the body. |
| Kshatriyas | The warrior and ruler caste in India. Arms of the body. |
| Vaishyas | The skilled worker and farmer caste. Legs of the body. |
| Sudras | The servant caste. Feet of the body. |
| Untouchables | A caste outside of the system. Treated with contempt. |
| AUM | According to Hinduism this is the sound of creation |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Buddha – 9th avatar in Hinduism. Vishnu on earth and founder of Buddhism |
| Four Noble Truths | Suffering is caused by desire |
| God of Judaism | YHWH |
| God of Christianity | God |
| Population of India | 1 billion |
| Population of China | 1 billion |
| How Hindus show their gods have power | Many heads and many arms |
| How many heavens and hells do Hindus believe in? | 7 each |
| Evidence of past lives | Dreams and birthmarks |
| mandirs | Hindu temples |
