1.
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S. Gautama is known as
Buddha.
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2
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Buddha believed that
selfishness
caused world sorrow.
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3.
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Most Indians today are
Hindus.
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4
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Around the third century in India, emperor Asoka encouraged the spread of
Buddhism.
There are very
few
Buddhists today in India.
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5.
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The Taj Mahal was built by followers of the
Islamic
religion.
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6.
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Islams are also called
Moslems.
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7.
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Hindus
believe that cows are sacred and will not eat their meat.
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8.
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Mahatma Gandhi, a great leader in India, worked hard to settle the differences between
Hindus
and
Moslems.
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9.
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Moslem political leader, believed that the area in which more Moslems lived should be established as the separate nation of
Pakistan.
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10.
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The Hindus in India once believed you were born into a class or
caste
in which you were destined to remain.
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11.
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In India, the kind of
clothing
a person wears indicates what religion he belongs to.
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12.
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The
Sikh
religion combines the beliefs of Hindus and Moslems.
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13.
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Short Paragraph Composition: How do you think India’s history has been shaped by religion. Points to consider: 1) strengths of religions have brought art and culture to the land; 2) The differences in faiths have caused political strife; 3) In a land that is so poor, Hindus allow cows to destroy what little there is to eat.
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