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1
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an important river in India; Hindus believe it it represents purity

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Ganges River

2
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the Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next

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reincarnation

3
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in Hinduism, a lifelong social group into which one is born

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caste

4
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the main religion in India that is based on Aryan beliefs

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Hinduism

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one of the best-known books of the Vedas, containing more than 1,000 hymns

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Rig Veda

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believed by Hindus to be the universal truth being, which is the source of everything

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Brahman

7
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in Hinduism, the order of the universe

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dharma