Chapter 5 ancient India srrhs Botten

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Emerge

to manifest, to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition

Rigid

inflexibility set in opinion

Welfare

something that aids or promotes well-being

Process

progress, advance; a series of actions or operations leading to an end.

Hinduism

the major Indian religious system, which had its origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryans who settled in India after 1500 B.C.

Yoga

a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to the oneness with Brahman

reincarnation

the rebirth of an individual’s soul in a different form after death

caste system

a set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person’s occupation and economic potential, as well as his or her position in society, based party on skin color.

devote

to commit by solemnc act

nirvana

in Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul

karma

In Hinduism, the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be born in the next life.

dharma

In Hinduism, the Divine law that rules Karma; it requires all people to do their duty based on their status in society

pilgrim

a person who travels to a shine or other holy place.

silk road

a route between the Roman Empire and China, so called because silk was China’s most valuable product.

varnas

the name given by Aryans in ancient India to a group of people in what was believed to be an ideal social structure of four groups.

buddhism

a religious doctrine introduced in northern India in the sixth century B.C. by Siddartha Gautama known as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One”

conversion

the change from one belief or form to another

vedas

the earliest known Indian literature, which contain religious chants and stories that were originally passed down orally from generation to generation and then recorded in Sanskrit after writing developed.