Polytheism

Belief in more than one god.

vishnu

creator god

Brahma

creator god

shiva

destroyer god

reincarnation

the process by which a soul is reborn until it achieves perfect understanding.

caste system

A Hinduism social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life

karma

The belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life

meditation

the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas.

Vedas

Ancient sanskirt writings that are the earliest sacred texts in hinduism

untouchables

lowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society.

enlightenment

based on the total awareness of a situation, in terms of the physical and spiritual centers of the body.

Nirvana

The state of enlightenment for buddhists.

Siddhartha Gautama

was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia

buhhad

the enlightened one

4 Nobel truths

Truths about suffering.

8 fold path

Ways to end suffering.

Darmha

The teachings of the buddha

asceticism

rigorous self-denial and active self-restraints

sanskrit

an ancient language of India

Ahisma

belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life