Nataraja. Hindu god Siva as cosmic dancer.

Nehru, Pandit Jawaharial. 1889-1964. Congress Movement 1929-. First Indian Prime Minister 1947-. Rationalized Hindu laws.

Nirvana. Hindu and Buddhist final state of freedom.

Panipat, Battles. 1526 Moguls defeat Afghans, establish dynasty. 1556 Moguls defeat Hindus. 1761 Afghans defeat Marathas.

Pantheism. Religion or philosophy identifying God with all that exists. Hinduism.

Quietism. 1696. Mystic religious movements. Passivity allows communication with God. Hinduism. Sufism. Molinos. Guyon. Fenelon. Soul in passive state is saved by divine spirit.

Rajputs. 9C-. NW Indian Hindu warrior caste.

Rama. Ideal Hindu god, king. Virtue personified.

Ramanuja. 1017-1137. Hindu leader of Vaishnava sect.

Ray, Rammohan. 1772-1833. Indian Hindu scholar, translator. Helped abolish suttee.

Samudra Gupta. -c380. Hindu Indian Emperor. c330-. Expanded empire. Poet, musician, soldier.

Sanskrit. Ancient, now sacred Hindu language.

Siegfried Line. 1937-40 German fortifications on western frontier = West Wall. Also, part of Hindenburg Line.

Siva. 4 armed 3 eyed Hindu god of destruction and restoration.

Skanda. Hindu war god.

Sumatra. 7C Hindu kingdom. 11C Srijava kingdom. 1509 Portugal settle.16C British, Dutch dispute. 19C Dutch colony. 1942-45 Japanese occupy. 1950 Indonesia.

Surya. Hindu sun god.

Tantras. 6-7C Hindu, Buddhist holy books.

Tilak, Bal. 1856-1920. Indian leader. United Hindus, Moslems vs British 1916.

Tulsidas. c1543-1623. Indian religious poet. Ramcaritmanas 1574-6. Influenced Hindu culture.

Vairagin. Hindu ascetic worshippers of Vishnu.

Vaisnavism. 7C BC Hindu sect. Worship Vishnu as Krishna and Rama.

Vedanta. Philosophy of Hinduism from 6C BC Upanishads. Developed by Sankara 7C and Ramanuja 11C.

Vedas. 15C BC. Sacred texts of Hinduism. Upanishads.

Vishnu. Hindu god. Preserver of world and moral order.

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