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19 Cards in this Set
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The Buddhist teaching of nonviolence.
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What is Ahimsa?
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Who were the Aryans?
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People who invaded India in 1500 B.C.E.
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the descent of Hindu deity to earth; incarnation.
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Avatar is?
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Act of devotion to a god or the gods in general.
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What is Bhakti?
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A Buddist saint.
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Bodhisattva is?
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According to Hindu belief, the underlying reality of the world.
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What is Brahman?
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What is a caste system?
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A Hindu system of organizing class distinctions.
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One of the two main strains of Chinese buddhism. More strict than Mahayana.
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Hinayana is?
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For Buddists, their destiny as determined by their actions.
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What is karma?
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Mahayana is?
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Other main strain of Chinese buddhism. More worldly than Hinayana.
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Nirvana is?
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The extinction of individual suffering and absorption into the Buddhist supreme spirit.
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Outcasts are?
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The lowest category of the caste system. The Untouchables.
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What are the untouchables?
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Outcasts. The lowest category of the caste system.
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What is puja?
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The act of prayer in the home in front of a small alter.
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What is sangha?
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A buddhist monastery.
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What is Sanskrit?
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Language spoken by the Aryans?
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Stupa is?
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A large buddhist shrine, often in the from of a tower or mound.
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What is Tao?
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Means "the way". The central teaching of Taoism. Followers follow their own way.
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Around 3000 B.C.E in the Indus Valley.
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When did the Indus Valley people first appear and where?
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