Vocab #3

5. Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite forces which are interconnected.
6. a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which developed from Vedic religion.
8. release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.
9. the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.
11. the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.
13. the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
15. Wall a series of fortifications that were built to protect their territory.
16. a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors.
17. a member of the ancient Aryan people.
20. each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.
22. respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others.
23. the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual.
25. a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

1. the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians.
2. physiographic region in Southern Asia
3. a Chinese political philosophy
4. a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster
7. important political theory in Chinese history
10. a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.
12. a loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur,
14. an ancient Indian empire which existed from the early 4th century CE to late 6th century CE
16. the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.
18. a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu advocating humility and religious piety.
19. the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion
21. the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
24. a member of the highest Hindu caste, that of the priesthood.