yoga | | country with highest Hindu population |
lotus | | homeland of the Dalai Lama |
brahma | | Buddhist place of worship |
nirvana | | led India in nonviolent resistance against British rule |
india | | "the Enlightened One"; formerly called Prince Gautama |
temple | | leader of Tibetan Buddhism |
reincarnation | | belief in more than one god |
nepal | | number of Noble Truths |
gandhi | | effect of person's good or bad actions and conduct |
vishnu | | according to Buddha this is the root of suffering |
dalai lama | | chants |
vedas | | Hindu custom at death |
four | | eternal cycle of birth |
caste system | | Pariahs |
untouchables | | Hindu exercise |
mantras | | goal of all Buddhists; release from reincarnation |
ganges | | The Destroyer from the Hindu Trinity |
karma | | The Preserver from the Hindu Trinity |
tibet | | social class order |
shiva | | The Creator from the Hindu Trinity |
cremation | | sacred Hindu river |
desire | | Buddhist flower symbol |
polytheism | | birthplace of the Buddha |
buddha | | Hindu holy books |