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Bhascara. 1114-85. Hindu mathematician/astrologer. First user of decimal system.
Brahma. Vedic Hindu god with Vishnu, Siva. Creator.
Brahmanism. 700-500BC. Philosophical period of Hinduism. Upanishads. Vedism.
Caste System. Hereditary social division, esp. in Hindu India. Brahman. Kshatriyas. Vaisyas. Sudras. Untouchables.
Dharma. Virtue to Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists; ordering principle of universe.
Dharma-sastra. 8C BC. Sanskrit books of Hindu family law.
Hindemith, Paul. 1895-1963. German Gebrauchmusik movement composer. Music as social expression.
Hindenburg. German zeppelin, explodes 1937 in New Jersey, kills 36.
Hindenburg, Paul von. 1847-1934. Commander in Chief of the German armies 1916-18. President of Weimar Republic 1925-. Appointed Hitler chancellor 1933.
Hindenburg Line. 1917. German army’s Western Front. Breached 1918.
Hindi. Official language of India.
Hinduism. c 1500BC-. Indian religion. Cycles of life, death, reincarnation. Release by enlightenment. Caste system. Vedas. Root of Buddhism, Jainism, many sects. Upanishads.
Hindustani. Hindi and Urdu languages.
Iron Curtain. 1946. Churchill’s name for Russia’s increasing influence in Eastern Europe. Dining à la Russe refers to carving being done behind an iron screen.
Jainism. 6C BC-. Pacifist ascetic Indian religion incorporating elements of Hinduism.
Kali. Hindu goddess of death and destruction.
Krsna. Hindu god. 8th incarnation of Vishnu.
Mahabharata. 400BC-200 AD. Sanskrit historical and Hindu religious epic. Ramayana.
Majapahit Empire. 413-15C. Hindu kingdom in Java.
Manu. Hindu mythical first man, and law giver.
Mathura. Indian city sacred to Hindu as birthplace of Krsna.
Methuen Treaty. 1703-1836. Reduced duty on port wine to England, textiles to Portugal. Hindered Portuguese industrial development.
Naga. Hindu, Buddhist beings; ½ man, ½ serpent.
Nanak. 1469-1539. Indian Sikh guru. To reduce strife between Hindus and Moslems, founded Sikh religion. -“God is one, whether Allah, Rama, God or Vishnu”.