| A | B |
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| atman | in Hindu belief, a person's essential life |
| reincarnation | in Hinduism, belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form |
| karma | in Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life |
| dharma | in Hindu belief, an individual's religious and moral duties |
| ahisma | Hindu belief in non violence |
| nirvana | in Buddhism, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth |
| stupa | large domelike Buddhist shrine |
| joint family | family organization in which several generations share a common dwelling |
| patriarchal | describing a family headed by the father or oldest male |
| filial piety | respect for parents |
| alchemy | medievil science whose aim was to transform ordinary metals into gold |
| monopoly | complete control of a product or business by one person or group |
