pariahs
outcasts or "untouchables
moksha
release from the cycle of rebirth in Hindu religion
Kshatriyas
the warriors
Chandragupta II
leader whose death signaled end of Golden Age of the Gupta Empire
Vedas
Books of Knowledge
varnas
the social classes
Buddha
Enlightened one
Siddhartha Gautama
founder of Buddhism
karma
form a person will take in the next life is determined by this
dharma
carrying out of one's personal duty
Eightfold Path
eliminate desire
Ashoka adopted Buddhism after
witnessing the aftermath of a brutal battle.
Hindu principles
Gupta rulers encouraged learning based on
Hindus
Most people in India today are
Panchatantra
The collection of moral tales written during the Gupta period is called the
warriors
Initially the highest varna of ancient India's social system was made up of
Buddha rejected
Hindu deities, the idea that a person's place in life was determined by his or her birth,
the varna system.
Rock Edicts
laws of Ashoka
Gupta
both infinity and zero were invented in this era