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48 Cards in this Set
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Vedas
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highest religious authority
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Mark transition from external --> internal religion
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Upanishads
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Brahman
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most to offer of learning more about God
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melds into being united with Brahman
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Vishnu and Shiva
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niskama
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karma
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meaning of karma
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non desire action
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embraces caste system
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Law Books of Manu
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plurality of spiritual paths
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Bhagavad-Gita
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The Four Castes
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- Brahmins
- Kshatriyas - Vaishyas - Shudras |
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Four Ideal Stages of Life (Ashramas)
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1. Brachmacharya (student)
2. Grihastha (householder) 3. Vanaprastha (retirement) 4. Sannyasa (asceticism) |
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raga-dvesha
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"desire/attraction" and "fear/dislike"
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Three Upanishads
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- Brahman
- Atman - Purusha |
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Indus Valley culture contributions
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- Yoga
- worship (Proto-Shiva) |
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Aryan culture
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- Sanskrit
- role of ritual sacrifice - caste system - many gods |
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Three ways of Hindu spirituality (margas)
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- Jnana-marga: way of knowledge
- bhakti: loving devotion and prayer to personal god - karma: selflish action towards neighbor |
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Five differences between avatar and incarnation
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1. many avatars, only one incarnation
2. human and non-human avatars vs. one human incarnation 3. avatars do not suffer vs. suffering Christ 4. one avatar (Krishna) is morally ambivalent vs. moral Christ 5. mythical vs. historical |
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Four Passing Sights
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- old age
- disease - death - renunciation |
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Four Noble Truths
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1. Dukka: All life is full of suffering
2. Cause of dukka is craving/desire 3. Cessation of dukka is attainable 4. Path to cessation of dukka through middle way |
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Tipikata
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- Vinaya Pitaka - discourse basket (monastery)
- Sutta Pitaka - conversation and teachings - Adhidhamma Pitaka - commentaries |
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Qadaa/Qadaar
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timeless knowledge of God
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shahada
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profession of faith
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salat
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ritual prayer
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zakat
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almsgiving
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Ramzan
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one month fast
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hajj
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pilgrimage to Mecca
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injil
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gospel of Qu'ran
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"Low Christology"
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Jesus -start with humanity and then divinity
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"Dialogue of Life"
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- don't talk about doctrine all the time
- address common concerns about life |
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ways to approach Muslims
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- recognize value of Muslim religious experience and arguments
- make sense of oneness of God - focus on experience of love without using Trinitarian language |
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- called by Pope John 23rd
- other religions give ways of salvation |
Vatican II ('62-'65)
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- reaction against Lutheranism and the reformation
- conscience is implanted in us |
Council of Trent (Italy)
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religions founded on historical revelation
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Christianity, Islam, Judaism
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- real people and events of history
- value given to matter, the world, the human person |
historical revelation
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- discovering God within
- non-interactive - hidden presence of Infinite in all things - pure consciousness - perfect joy and peace - no belief in eschatology |
cosmic revelation
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- priests/teachers
- study Vedas - protect dharma |
Brahmins
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- warriors
- protect people - offer sacrifices to ancestors and gods |
Kshatriyas
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- merchants and farmers
- trade, cattle, land |
Vaishyas
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- menial labors, servants
- serve other classes - impure and untouchable |
Shudras
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student spent in celibate, controlled, sober and pure contemplation under guidance of a Guru
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Brachmacharya
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householder's stage: one marries and satisfies goals of life
- supports parents, children, guests, and holy figures |
Grihastha
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- retirement sage
- gradual detachment from material world - more time in religious practice and holy pilgrimages |
Vanaprastha
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- stage of asceticism
- renounce worldly attachments - shed the body, find the divine |
Sannyasa
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stage of deep unity which resembles high level of awareness. rest because merged with deep self.
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deep sleep
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- subject-object distinction
- you think it's reality |
dream sleep
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- raga-dvesha
- interact with those around you, but God isn't clearly manifest - the world manifests and obscures God |
waking state
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- nature of true reality
- all else disappears - essence of identity, unity of understanding - supreme reality, present in but also beyond all things |
enlightenment
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ra'ka
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completion of one cycle of prayer
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du'a
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informal prayer
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