| A | B |
|---|
| caste system | europeans gave this name to the varnas, one could not move from one class to another, based on birth |
| pariahs | so low they were not included in social system, did jobs others thought to be unclean |
| Dharma | duties of the male that belonged to each varna class |
| Hinduism | natural religion of India based on the Aryan religion |
| Upanishads | religious writings by thinkers tired of the rituals of the vedas, all living things have souls |
| Brahman Nerguna | the eternal spirit-to know true freedom a soul must be seperated from material worl and united w/ external spirirt |
| Reincarnation | rebirth of souls |
| Ahimsa | practice that requires hindus to protect all living things |
| Moksha | relief from going fom one level to another |
| Karma | based on past life-idea of what you do in this life determines what youi are in next life |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Born in 56 BC in India, a prince who traveled and taught "why do we suffer" |
| Buddha | gave Siddhartha this title meaning "the enlightened one" a person to be considered of great wisdom |
| Nirvana | freedom from suffering, release from all desires |
| Therarada | believed Buddha was simply a teacher |
| Mahayana | believed Buddha was god and savior |
