Ancient India

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  1. 3. - the individual self, regarded as a soul or principle of life
  2. 5. - a collection of ancient Hindu scriptures
  3. 8. - an archaeological site in present-day Pakistan, part of the Indus Valley Civilization
  4. 9. Valley Civilization - one of the world's oldest civilizations, located in present-day Pakistan and northwest India
  5. 10. - the ultimate reality underlying all phenomena according to Hindu philosophy
  6. 11. - the principle of cosmic order
  7. 12. - a spiritual teacher or guide
  8. 15. - an archaeological site in present-day Pakistan, part of the Indus Valley Civilization
  9. 16. - a spiritual discipline that involves meditation, breath control, and bodily postures
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  1. 1. - an emperor of the Maurya Empire who ruled from 268 to 232 BCE and is known for his conversion to Buddhism and his policies of nonviolence and religious tolerance
  2. 2. - one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India
  3. 4. Empire - a powerful empire in ancient India
  4. 6. Gautama - the founder of Buddhism, also known as the Buddha
  5. 7. - liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth
  6. 13. - an ancient language of India, used by Aryans
  7. 14. - the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences