Which of the following is described in this excerpt? cross out

A.

the different Hindu deities

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B.

the process of reincarnation

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C.

the varna system

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D.

the practice of ahimsa

“And as a caterpillar, after having reached the end of a blade of grass, and after having made another approach (to another blade) draws itself together towards it, thus does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance, and after making another approach (to another body), draw himself together towards it.”

—from The Upanishads, Part 2, translated by Max Muller