mural		system of numbers based on 10
karma		policy of increasing the amount of territory a government holds
dharma		large wall painting
filial piety		belief in many Gods
Laozi		period of great cultural achievement
missionary		union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth
Siddhartha Gautama		local military ruler
warlord		The Creator
nirvana		founder of Daoism
expanionism		the ultimate goal of existence
monotheistic		The Preserver
Lord Vishnu		someone sent on a religious mission
polytheistic		medical treatment in which needles are inserted under the skin at specfic points to relieve pain or treat various illnesses
sect		small religious group
golden age		different or opposing ideas
philosophy		The Vedas, Bhagavd-Gita, Upanishads are known as
Sacred Texts		complete control of a product or business by one person or group
dissent		founder of Buddhism
acupuncture		all the actions that affects a person's fate in the next life
Lord Shiva		The Destroyer
decimal system		respect for parents
moksha		system of ideas
reincarnation		an individual religious and moral duties
Lord Brahma		belief in one God
monopoly		belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form