Lesson 19/20 Key Vocabulary

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  1. 2. the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
  2. 4. the religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suff ering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment
  3. 7. a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into
  4. 8. a journey to a holy place
  5. 9. a Sanskrit word meaning “awakened”; the name given to the man who founded Buddhism
  6. 10. an ancient Indian language
  7. 12. a person who gives up worldly pleasures
  8. 14. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
  9. 15. the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
  10. 17. a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
  11. 19. goods or money given to the poor
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  1. 1. the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society
  2. 3. a class, or group, in Hindu society
  3. 5. a religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world
  4. 6. an ideal state of happiness and peace
  5. 11. a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism
  6. 13. the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
  7. 16. the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source
  8. 18. a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life