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| Hinduism | Oldest religion founded in India, it features many different versions of the same god or universal spirit |
| Vedas | One of the sacred texts of Hinduism |
| Caste System | A rigid social structure in India, in which society is dicided into four seperate classes and there is no social mobility |
| Dharma | this was the duty in life that Hindus were supposed to follow if they wanted to accumulate good Karma. |
| Kharma | According to Hindus this was accumulated by following one's Dharma and would determine what one's next life would be. |
| Reincarnation | the belief in a cycle of life where one's spirit is reborn when they die into another form |
| The Four Noble Truths | The basic principles or philosophy of Buddhism. |
| The Eightfold Path | Part of the Four Noble Truths, this was what Buddhists were supposed to follow if they wanted to end their desires and reach nirvana. |
| Siddhartha Guatama | Founder of Buddhism, He was the Buddha or the "enlightened" one |
| Nirvana | According to Buddhists this was the state where you would eliminate your desires and end suffering. |
| Asoka | Leader in India who sent out missionaries to try and spread Buddhism to other parts of Asia |
| Buddhism | Major religion that developed in India but spread to Asia and focused on ending suffering by ending one's desires. |
| India | country of origin for Hinduism and Buddhism |
| China | country Buddhism spread to |
| Universal Spirit | the thing that every soul is a part of in Hinduism |
| Upanishads | one of the sacred texts of Hindusim |
