History 8 India Vocabulary
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1. Vedas
2. Rig Veda
3. dharma
4. Braham
5. atman
6. Samsara
7. moksha
8. puja
-Puja, or worship, is the main ritual of popular theistic Hinduism. Puja is performed by common people and priests in temples and homes throughout India every day. In larger temples, puja is accompanied sometimes by beating drums, ringing bells, and loud chanting of sacred texts. <http://www.sjsu.edu/people/shantanu.phukan/courses/70B/s1/Fuller-Camphor%20Flame%20Puja.pdf>
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9. karma
10. bhakti
11. nirvana
12. enlightenment
13. dhamma
14. dhammapada
15. bodhisattva
16. ahimsa
17. Mahvira
18. Amida Buddha