| A | B |
|---|
| Brahman | supreme ultimate spiritual force |
| Brahma | Creator God |
| Vishnu | Preserver God |
| Shiva | Destroyer God |
| Brahmin | priests |
| reincarnation | belief that you will be reborn into another caste in your next life |
| samsara | another word for reincarnation |
| dharma | religious obligations or duties |
| karma | "you get what you deserve"; your actions |
| puja | daily worship within your home toward a family God |
| attman | one's soul |
| moksha | Hindu's ultimate goal of having their sould become one with Brahman |
| Guru | Hindu religious leader |
| caste system | people are born into a class and cannot move up or down during life |
| Hinduism | first organized belief system in India |
| Aryans | founders of Hinduism |
| Vedas | four collections of prayers, magical spells, and hymns |
| Om | symbol of Hinduism |
| Kshatriyas | rulers and warriors in Aryan caste system |
| Vaishyas | peasants and traders in Aryan caste system |
| Shudras | laborers in Aryan caste system |
| Untouchables | non-Aryan race who were seen as polluting society |
| Dasas | town dwellers, darker in color |
