| A | B |
|---|
| Subcontinent | A large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | strong winds that blow across the region at certain times of the year |
| citadel | a fortress |
| migrate | to move |
| Caste | class system |
| ahimsa | non violence |
| Brahma | the Creator |
| Vishnu | the Preserver |
| Shiva | the Destroyer |
| Upanishads | Hindu religious texts |
| Aryans | noble of high borns |
| avatars | Hindu gods and goddesses |
| brahman | a single all-powerful force |
| reincarnation | rebirth of the soul |
| good behavior | rewarded |
| bad behavior | punished |
| Dharma | the religious and moral duties of each person |
| Escape the cycle of death and rebirth | A person must obey their dharma |
| Siddhartha Guatama | founder of Buddhism |
| Meditation | thinking deeply about sacred things. |
| The Middle Way | avoiding too much pleasure and too much worry about life |
| Practice of Buddhism | The Eightfold Path |
| Right Understanding | faith in the Buddhist views of the Universe |
| Right Intention | Making a commitment to practice Buddhism |
| Right Speech | Avoiding lies and mean or abusive speech |
| Right Action | Not taking life, or stealing, not hurting others |
| Right Livelihood | Rejecting jobs and occupations that conflict with Buddhist ideals |
| Right Effort | Avoiding bad attitudes and developing good ones |
| Right Mindfulness | being aware of the body, feelings and thoughts |
| Right Concentration | Thinking deeply to find answers to problems |
| Missionaries | people who spread their religious beliefs |
| Asoka | The ruler during the Golden age of Buddhism |
| Chandragupta | first king of the Maurya empire |
| absolute power | complete control over people |
| convert | changing your beliefs to another |
