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nounthe religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
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nouna 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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Definition that contains hinduism
- karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
- hindi of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
- hindu of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
- hindu a person who adheres to Hinduism
- enlightenment (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- caste (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
- nirvana (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- gita (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
- mahatma (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage
- bengali (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)