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Karma

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

Brahman

A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything

Artha

Material success and social prestige, one of the four goals of life

One of the longest epic poems in Hinduism, with more than 24,000 verses. Although its precise origins are unclear, the poet Valmiki is generally credited with writing the poem in the 5th century B.C. The text is considered one of India's two major ancient epics.

Ramayana

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

The Indian prince turned ascetic (ca. 566-ca. 486 B.C.E.) who founded Buddhism.

Dharma (Buddhism)

The teachings of the Buddha, and one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism

Moksha (Hinduism)

becoming one with Brahman

reborn

if your karma is bad, you might be ___ in your next life as a lower human or even an animal!

Noble Truths

life involves suffering, suffering originates in our desires, suffering stops if all desires stop, this state is achieved by the Eight Fold Path

Meditation

the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas


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