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The Just war and Holy War
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just war
: A war which meets internationally accepted criteria for fairness
holy
war
Fighting for a religious cause
terrorist
: a person who uses unlawful violence, usually against innocent civilians, in the pursuit
of
political or religious aims
Varna
: The four major social divisions in India's
caste
system
Kshatriya
The Hindu warrior caste.
Ahimsa
: Non-harming; a personal virtue and guiding principle of Hinduism
Arjuna's
dilemma
extract from Bhagavad Gita to support war
Bhagavad Gita
: dialogue between the great warrior
Arjuna
and the god
Krishna
on duty and the atman