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Siddhartha: "The Brahmin's Son" (1-9)

Research and define the following terms (some are Buddhist terms, some
are people/objects, and some are regular vocabulary words).
Brahmin- a socially or culturally superior person. a member of the upper
classes from New England.
Om - a mystic syllable, considered the most sacred mantra in Hinduism and
Tibetan Buddhism.
Art of contemplation & meditation - contemplation is usually a type of prayer
or meditation. Meditation- the action or practice of meditating.
Atman- the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded
as inherent in the real self of the individual.
Avaricious- having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
All-Radiant
Atonement - the reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus Christ.
Emanating- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come
forth; originate.
Rig-Veda- one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later
than the second millennium b.c.
Discontent - a restless desire or craving for something one does not have.
Suffice - to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
Ablutions- a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious
ritual.
Supplication- an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or
petition.
Prajapati- a Vedic god personifying a creative force that evolves all things
from itself.
Transient- lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary.
Upanishads of Sama-Veda- any of a class of speculative prose treatises
composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d.
c1300.
Sages- a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
Insatiable - not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased
Discourses- communication of thought by words; talk; conversation
Chandogya-Upanishads- Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya
Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism.
Satya- Sanskrit word for truth.
Banyan tree- East Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, of the mulberry family,
having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and
sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area.
Samanas - a group of severe wanderers
Ascetics- a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative
ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious
reasons.

Undeviating - to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.


Resignation - an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission;
acquiescence:
Bast (mat made of)- fibrous material from the phloem of a plant, used as
fiber in matting, cord, etc.
Disillusionment - to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.;
disenchant.
Benumbed- deprive of physical or emotional feeling.
Pilgrim- a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred
place as an act of religious devotion.

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