Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of___

the _____divided Indian people by wealth, their job, & birth - 100s of social classes

full name of the founder of Buddhism

Buddhist practice of quietly sitting & focusing, calming, clearing the mind

the name "___" means "enlightened one" in Buddhism

Buddhism is the ___-most common religion in the world-- a little under 6% of the world population is Buddhist

the greatest concentration of Buddhists are found on what continent?

___ is the rebirth that follows life & death in Buddhist & Hinduism

In Buddhism, when you're free from all suffering, feeling happiness & perfect peace

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if your karma is BAD, you might be ___ in your next life as a lower human or even an animal!

a belief in reincarnation means the belief in the ____ of a person following death

Buddhism ____ out of India throughout Asia via TRADING MISSIONS

the 2 main ___ of Buddhism are Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism

a Buddhist ___ shaves his head, wears orange or red, and devotes his life to study of the Buddha's teachings

The Buddha taught that ____ (wanting what you don't have) is the cause of all suffering

Buddha's __ ___ ____ say that life is suffering, desire causes our suffering, and ending desire means an end to suffering

Buddha's ____ ___ lists 8 goals for you to follow to have a better life

Siddhartha Gautama was born a ____ but he wondered why there was so much suffering in the world

Buddha said to live a life without excesses - not too much, not too little, of anything...

Buddhist religious building

buddhism is strongest in this part of the world

the top 5 ____ with high % of Buddhists are Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Bhutan, & Sri Lanka

some ____ in Buddhism include Vesak (Buddha's Birthday) in May and Buddhist New Year in April

the 2 main types of Buddhists are 53% ____, while 36% are ____ Buddhists

probably the most famous Buddhist today; from "Tibet" region of China; Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, has relatives in Indiana

a person's ____ affects how they will be reincarnated, up or down, based on good & bad actions

Brahma, Siva, & Vishnu are examples of the many ___ in Hinduism

most important & sacred (or holy) river to Hindus in India

critic of the caste system and non-violent protestor of British treatment of Indians

the Hindu + Buddhist belief that human beings are born, live, die, & are reborn again in a cycle

Buddhists (and Hindus) see life as a repeating ___ of birth, life, death, and rebirth

if your karma is bad, you might be ___ in your next life as a lower human or even an animal!

a belief in reincarnation means the belief in the ____ of a person following death

lower than the lowest on the caste system; they had to do all the "dirty work" of those higher in caste

many Hindus make a ____ (religious trip) to the Ganges River to bathe in it, wash away sin, be cured of disease

the animal that is the most respected, best treated, and allowed to wander all over India, untouched

many Indian people are ____, non-meat eaters

Hindu building of prayer

they ARE NOT FROM INDIA

red mark often visible on Hindus

approximate % of people in India who are Hindu

in the world, Hinduism is the ____-most common religion, behind Christianity and Islam

while usually regarded as _____ (many gods) Hindus believe in one universal "everything" called Brahma, or creator of everything

your good or bad karma from THIS LIFE will affect how you're reborn in the ___ ___

the holiest writings in Hinduism

long poems like "the Mahabharata" that contain many Hindu teachings, stories, morals, lessons

a long, flowing garment worn by many Hindu women

many Hindus won't attend a temple to pray, they have a place in their own ___ to worship privately

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he studied Gandhi's "non-violent protest" ideas and brought them to the US to protest racist laws against black people

Indians studies the stars, sun, and plants, a branch of science known as ____

India's ___ today is over 1,300,000,000 people (1.3 billion!)

India's surrounded by ___ such as the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

north of India is the rugged ________, home of the highest point on earth (Mt. Everest)

over 29,000 ft above sea level, this is the hardest challenge for mountain climbers

____ routes, like the Silk Road, brought Indians and their Hindu religion into contact with different cultures

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Ancient Indians were performing ______and made other medical advancements

meaning "non-violence", it means not harming anyone or anything else

until 1947, they colonized and ruled Britain - Gandhi led the nonviolent fight for freedom