| A | B |
|---|
| Brahman | highest caste; priest |
| Ganges | holiest river in India |
| Buddha | the "enlightened one" |
| satyagraha | form of nonviolent protest (Hindi for "truth") |
| karma | "good vibes" |
| dharma | duty |
| sati | practice of throwing self on husband's funeral pyre |
| purdah | practice of keeping women in seclusion |
| varna | Sanskrit for "color" |
| caste | traditional class system of India |
| monsoon | seasonal wind |
| Indus | river that runs through Pakistan |
| nirvana | state of blissful tranquility; wanting nothing |
| reincarnation | belief that when you die you will be reborn |
| Sepoy | Indian soldier fighting with the British |
| Sikh | person from the Punjab who practices a mix of Hinduism & Islam |
