Indus River Valley Vocabulary

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India, Central America or southern Africa

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Subcontinent

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A fortress

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citadel

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Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra

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Varna

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Jati

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Caste

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The proper way to behave and live

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dharma

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Respect for living things

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ahimsa

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Release from reincarnation.

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moksha

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Focusing one's mind, usually in silence.

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meditate

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Along with Theravada, one of the main groups of Buddhism.

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Mahayana

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The building where a group of religious practitioners live.

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monastery