Hinduism & Buddhism

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practice Hinduism – name of adherents

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Hindus

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Buddhists

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practice Buddhism– name of adherents

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Karma

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K. The idea that people create their own destiny through ever action,

word or thought.

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Four Noble Truths

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Written in the Tripitaka, these principals guide an individual to

escape suffering

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The Vedas

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written in Sanskrit, these are four ancient Hindu books of

knowledge

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The Tripitaka /The Pali

Cannon

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Buddhist teachings handed down orally then written down in the

3rd Century B.C.E.

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Samsara / Reincarnation

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the idea that after death, the souls of humans and animals will be

reborn based on previous lives actions, or karma

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Nirvana

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a state of perfect happiness; inner peace.

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Mandir

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the Hindu place of worship

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Theravada Buddhism

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doctrine of the elders: popular in Southern Asia