| A | B |
|---|
| Convert | To change one's beliefs; inparticular, to change from one religion to another. |
| tolerance | freedom from prejudice |
| subcontinent | a large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | a strong windthat blows across East asia at certain times of the year |
| citadel | a fortress in a city |
| migrate | to move from one place to settle in another area |
| caste | a social class of people |
| braham | a single spiritual power that Hindu beleives lives in everything |
| avatar | a representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being |
| dharma | the religious and moral duties of Hindus |
| ahimsa | the Hindu idea of nonviolence |
| meditate | to focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awarness or revalation |
| nirvana | the lasting peace that buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires |
| missionary | a person who spreads his relious beliefs |
| Maurya Empire | india empire founded by chandragupta beginning with his kingdom in northern and central India |
