| yoga | | country with highest Hindu population |
| lotus | | homeland of the Dalai Lama |
| brahma | | Buddhist place of worship |
| nirvana | | led India in nonviolent resistance against British rule |
| india | | "the Enlightened One"; formerly called Prince Gautama |
| temple | | leader of Tibetan Buddhism |
| reincarnation | | belief in more than one god |
| nepal | | number of Noble Truths |
| gandhi | | effect of person's good or bad actions and conduct |
| vishnu | | according to Buddha this is the root of suffering |
| dalai lama | | chants |
| vedas | | Hindu custom at death |
| four | | eternal cycle of birth |
| caste system | | Pariahs |
| untouchables | | Hindu exercise |
| mantras | | goal of all Buddhists; release from reincarnation |
| ganges | | The Destroyer from the Hindu Trinity |
| karma | | The Preserver from the Hindu Trinity |
| tibet | | social class order |
| shiva | | The Creator from the Hindu Trinity |
| cremation | | sacred Hindu river |
| desire | | Buddhist flower symbol |
| polytheism | | birthplace of the Buddha |
| buddha | | Hindu holy books |