| A | B |
|---|
| Brahmin | term for Hindu priest |
| Brahman | Hindu word meaning all powerful spiritual force or god |
| Atman | the essential self in Hinduism |
| Moksha | union with Brahman in Hinduism |
| Dharma | the religious and moral duties of a person |
| Jainism | “a religion that grew from Hindu traditions founded by Mahavira; his teachings emphasized meditation |
| Buddhism | “a religion that grew from Hindu traditions founded by Siddhartha Gautama; his teachings emphasized following the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path” |
| Eight-Fold Path | “right views |
| Sect | smaller groups |
| Reincarnation | rebirth of the soul into another bodily form |
| Ahimsa | nonviolence |
| Karma | the actions of a person’s life that affect his or her fate in the next life |
| Nirvana | union with the universe and release from cycle of rebirth |
| Hinduism | a ancient Indian religion that has no founder and no single sacred scripture |
| Mahavira | the founder of Jainism |
| Siddhartha Gautama | an Indian Prince who after discovering suffering went on a search for enlightenment and founded Buddhism |
| Four Noble Truths | teachings that stand at the heart of Buddhism and teach about suffering |
| Mahayana Buddhism | a form of Buddhism that was easier for ordinary people to follow and worshipped Buddha as a god. |
| Theravada Buddhism | a form of Buddhism that was strict and usually followed by monks and nuns |
