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| monsoon | a seasonal wind that blows dry air part of the year and then shifts directions, bringing heavy rainfall the other part of the year. |
| nirvana | In Buddhism, the condition of release from pain and selfishness achieved when the soul merges into the supreme being and reaches a perfect state of blessedness. |
| Aryans | invaders who were nomadic herders |
| Hinduism | a religion introduced into India by Aryans |
| reincarnation | In Hinduism, the idea that the inner self is reborn in another form. |
| moksha | In Hinduism, the state of perfect understanding in which the inner self disappears to merge with the all-powerful spirit. |
| karma | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the ethical laws of cause and effect determining a person's destiny; under karma, a person's behavior in this life will determine the person's fate in the next life. |
| dharma | In Hinduism, the set of duties and obligations required of each caste. |
| edict | a public announcement |
| Four Noble Truths | ideas that came to Buddha in his enlightenment. |
