Hinduism Vocabulary

a class, or group, in Hindu society

• caste

• dharma

• Hinduism

• jati

• karma

the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source

• caste

• dharma

• monism

• jati

• karma

a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life

• caste

• dharma

• monism

• jati

• karma

a religion that developed in India over many centuries; it traces its roots to older traditions, such as Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism

• caste

• dharma

• Hinduism

• jati

• karma

a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life

• caste

• dharma

• Hinduism

• jati

• karma

the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death

• Sanskrit

• dharma

• reincarnation

• monism

• pilgrimage

an ancient Indian language

• Sanskrit

• dharma

• reincarnation

• monism

• pilgrimage

a collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• varnas

• monism

• pilgrimage

a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into. There are thousands of jatis.

• caste

• dharma

• monism

• jati

• karma

the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• varnas

• monism

• pilgrimage