Hindooism, n.
a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
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Hindooism Hinduism
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bhakti
mandala
asana
matsyendra
Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavadgita, Gita
Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum
Vedic literature, Veda
Ayurveda
mantra
Kamasutra
ahimsa
Sanskrit, Sanskritic language
cycle of rebirth
moksa
karma
samsara
caste
jati
varna
Arjuna
Hindu deity
Bengali
guru
mahatma
sadhu, saddhu
nirvana, enlightenment
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the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
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Hindooism Hinduism
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India, Republic of India, Bharat
Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangla Desh, East Pakistan
Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon
Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal
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