Vocab #3

5. A member of a people speaking and Indo-European language.
6. The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
7. Each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society.
8. Spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual.
12. The eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic low underlying right behavior.
15. Major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.
17. Confucian virtue of honoring, respecting, and caring for one's parents and elders.
19. 1.The Truth of Suffering 2.The Truth of the Cause of Suffering 3.The Truth of the End of Suffering 4.The Truth of the Path that Leads to the End of Suffering
20. The most ancient Hindu structures written in early Sanskrit and contains hymns.
21. Monotheistic religion in ancient Persia founded by the ancient Zoroaster in the 6th century BC.
22. Geographic region of Asia that includes countries like India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
23. A person sent on a religious mission.
24. Respect for all living things and avoidance of violence towards others.
25. A member of the highest Hindu caste. The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena.
26. The rebirth of a soul in a new body.

1. Dynasty that ruled northern India from the 4th to 6th centuries CE.
2. Built to protect Chinese states from invasions and raids.
3. State where there is no suffering, desire, or sense of self and are released from affects of karma and cycle of death and rebirth.
4. Two opposites, yet complimentary. Universal forces that are interconnected and exist in a state of dynamic balance.
9. Political and religious concept used in ancient China to justify the rule of an Emperor.
10. Chinese philosophy and religion that emphasizes living in harmony with the Daos, which in the natural, cosmic order of the universe.
11. Release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.
13. Permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military, judicial branches, and elected officials.
14. Path to Nirvana. Has 8 aspects in which an aspirant must become practical.
16. Political theory used to explain the rise and fall of ruling families, based on the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.
18. Loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur.