Hinduism

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism
• henotheism

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The predominant religion of India.

• Buddhism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Hinduism

The hereditary social class system in Hinduism.

• parliamentary democracy
• economic system
• social security
• caste system

Supreme spirit that Hindus believe contains all other gods and goddesses.

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Brahman
• Buddha

The cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma.

• samsara
• moksha
• sanskrit
• puja

Collections of hymns and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.

• Qu'ran
• Torah
• Vedas
• Bible

The idea that the soul does not die with the body, but enters the body of another being, either a person or an animal.

• liberation
• ascension
• annihilation
• reincarnation

The Hindu belief that one’s actions determine one’s fate.

• samsara
• dharma
• karma
• reincarnation

Members of the lowest caste (social class) in India.

• brahmans
• communists
• untouchables
• kshatriyas

To reduce to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.

• reincarnation
• burial
• puja
• cremation