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Religion is characterized by
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Interest in
concern for encounters with sense of absense from sacraficial love commitment to joy over |
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Functions of religion
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religion helps people deal practically with the mysteries of life and death
provides certainty of place makes a place for invisible powers or realities gives a year round schedule of activities dispells anxiety over circumstances assurance of survival place of gratefulness help ppl realize their inner potential provides moments of extraordinary insight connect past with present |
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Things that trible religions have in common:
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The sacred
The profane Animism Shaman Magic Divination Excorsim Rights of passage Sacrifice Totem Megalilth Tricksters Taboo Heritage Important Documents |
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The sacred
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People who are sacred are set apart, holy, have things that are pure and shoudl not be touched, special
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The Profane
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regular, mundane, not religious, secular
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Animism
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act of livening something, giving a spirit to an inamimate object
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Shaman
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can explain the spiritual world to people of the physical plane, people who can heal
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Magic
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manipulation, control
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Divination
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Telling the future
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Exorcism
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to get the evil out of something
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Rights of passage
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suffering, isolation, physical toil all this ties to human development and developing spiritually
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Sacrifice
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payment, the way you pay for your sins, to appease some being
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Totem
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faces on poles (ancestors), similar to monument
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Megalith
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The high place, human effort to raise themselves to where to God(s) are. Stonehenge, Tower of Babel
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Tricksters:
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Being or Force that turns the tables, often depicted in nature as wind
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Taboo
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polynesian word, BAD dont do it
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Vedas: what is it? and what religion does it come from?
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Hinduism, literature stories
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collection of vedas
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upanishads
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Itihasa: what is it and what religion does it come from?
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epic poems, history of hinduism. Ramayana and Mahabharata
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within the Mahabharata, poem about Krishna and warrior
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Vhagarata
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What are the characteristics of Hinduism?
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Polytheistic
Monotheistic Pantheistic Trinitarianism Henotheism |
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innumerable gods
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polytheistic
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influence of the Brahman, the creator
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monotheistic
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everything is god
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pantheistic
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Trinitarianism
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3 gods, Brahaman: the creator
Vishnu:The preserver Shiva: The Destroyer |
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Vishnu:
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the preserver
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Shiva: what is it and what religion?
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the destroyer in Hinduism
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Brahaman: what?/what religion
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The creator in Hinduism
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Henotheism: what and what religion?
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One god expresses himself in different forms , hinduism
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What are the practices of Hindusim?
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Meditation and transmigration of the soul
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Transmigration of the soul is what and in what religion?
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Hinduism, the end of your human existance may not be the end of your soul's existance
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Atman: what?/religion?
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soul, Hinduism
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Brahman: what?/religion
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ultimate truth, Hinduism
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Karma: what?/religion
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consequences of one's actions
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Four goals of life in Hinduism
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Dahrma
Artha Cama Moksha |
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Darhma: what?/religion
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First goal of life in Hinduism, knowing what you need to do and getting the job done.
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Artha: what?/religion
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Second goal of life in Hinduism, wealth and power is okay as long as it's coupled with dharma(virtue)
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Cama: what?/religion
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3rd goal of Hinduism, pleasure, as long as your not harming someone else all things can be good.
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Moksha: what?/religion
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last goal of hindiusim: finally moving away from the three previous goals and separating from them "Samsara" moving from it completely
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Samsara
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moving from things completely
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Stages of life of Hinduism
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student
Householder Retirement rejecting |
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Student (stages of life) in Hinduism:
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learning and preparing for what's to come
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Householder (stages of life) in Hinduism
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family, parent well and everyone be successful
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Retirement (stages of life) in Hinduism
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rejecting this existance and moving on to the next one
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Yoga is a must and VERY important in what religion?
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Hinduism
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What are the four kinds of yoga in Hinudism?
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Janana
Bhakti Karma Raja |
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what type of yoga is where you learn about Brahaman Achman and to try and see yourself seperately from yourself and then eventually step away from yourself so you can assess from an outsider's perspective
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Janana
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Maya is what . . . . .
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hols you completely in yourself
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what type of yoga is all about devotion, ritual and worship?
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Bhakti
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What type of yoga tries to break the cycle, so you can go back and undo the sin that you've had previously
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Karma
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what type of yoga is where you meditate intensly
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Raja
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Tao is referred to as the way or the path too. .
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nautre
ultimate reality personal liberation harmoneous living |
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Which religion captures the notion that there is a center and everyone can relax because everyone is going to the same place
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Taoism
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Three schools of Taoism are:
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Hedonist, Mystical and Magical
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Which school of Taoism is about pleasure and peace and no interest in social order or social conventions, often live alone
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Hedonist
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Who was a great example of a hedonist?
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Yang Chu,
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Yang Chu
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hedonist, gave rise to the thought, "everyone for himself" Dismissed any worth of rank or reputation "Would not pluck one hair of his head for China
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Which of the three schools of Taoism is about nature and the way permeates everything and to acheive peace you have to get into natures rythmns
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Mystical Taoism
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Which of the schools of Taoism is the most known and most popular?
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Mystical Taoism
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Who are the well known figures of Mystical Taoism?
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Zhuangzi
Lao Tze Wu-Wei |
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Zhuangzi
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had a mathematical apporach to Taoism. happiness is through nature but sadness is through social convention
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Lao Tze
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Mystical Taoism person, wrote Tao de Jing. If you tap into nature and do not resist you will gain ultimate power
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Wu-Wei
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passive nature, just go with it life is like a river just go with the flow.
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Which of the schools of Taoism is the smallest and least popular school?
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Magical Taoism
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Which of the schools of Taoism is about manipulating nature and is all about how to live longer and better is like alchemical Taoism
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Magical taoism
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Which religion would sometimes say to go against nature?
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Confusionism
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Which religion gains is popularity when China is in trouble and but loses it when china is doing very good
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Confusionsm
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The chinese government used what religion to defend how the government was run?
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Confusionsm
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Hon dynasty
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rediscovered confusionism, about emphasis of the individual and came up with the three things
ren, li yi |
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what is about the individual internally, the prime Confuscionist virtue, listen through meditation and listen to your heart for what is right
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Ren
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what is about the individual's manners and what you do, You know whats right so do it
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Li
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what is about the individual and why you do the right thing, silver rule.
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Yi
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What are the 5 relationships of Confusionism?
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Father to son
Older son to younger son Oldest friend to younger friends Husband to wife Ruler and Subject |
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The emphasis of Shintoism
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Human growth
Fertility Seasonality reverenses to the dead clan and family leadership |
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What is the World of 3 layers and what religion does it come from?
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Shintoism
THE ABOVE: gods, dieties(Kami) THE MIDDLE: mortal plane THE BELOW: Spirits of the dead (Yami) |
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Kami
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Wiser and more powerful than mortals, 800,000 kami without form unless needed.
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Miko
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shaman, generally female impressive or powerful
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Kojiki
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revering the dead,
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Who created the Kami and what religion does it come from?
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Izangi and Izanami, Shintoism, Izanami dies giving birth to fire and goes to the underworld Izangi followers her there and many more kami were spawned as he cleansed himself of the underworld such as Amatersu and Susanoo
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Amatersu
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God of the sun by Shintoism
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Susanoo
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god of the win/sea/storms by Shintoism
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How did Shintoism progress?
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1600 Shogunate was a type of government in Japan at the time that tried to purify japan back to it's purist state and tried to close it off to the rest of the world. Shintoism was nurtured by the closing off of Japan from other countries
1730-1801 Norinage was the most significan figure then, made the shinto scriptures more available to the public Late 1800's expansion was the main focus and empire building was a thing of pride 1868 Meiji restoration was the restoration of the empircal line the idea that rulers came from families of rulers, exapnding the idea of japan as well as it's boudaries |
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What is the legend of the four passing sights and what reliigon does it come from?
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Buddhism and the first sight was an old man the second a sick man and third a dead man and the 4th calm man
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Three pillars of buddhism
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Wisdom
morality Meditation |
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5 Ethical Principles of Buddhism
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Do not kill
Do not lie Do not steal Do not take intoxicant Do not have sex outside of marriage |
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Dali lama is under what religion and talk about him.
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Budhhism and is the 14th, a searing committee goes out and searches for a kid. He was born in Tibet. And when he was chosen a communist regieme took over. He had to flee and was exiled and is still a leader for millions of people
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Jodo Shinshu
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built a temple for Buddhists
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Nishiren Shinshu
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Buddhists, more contemporary and open.
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Buddhists schools of thought
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Mahayana and Hinayana
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Mahayana is what and what religion?
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Buddhism and prominent in the north, japan china. This one is the greater vehicle, the larger raft, sees the Buddha as a savior
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Hinayana
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smaller vehicle, smaller raft prominent in the south Laos, Vietnam, Thailand Buddha is a model, someone to imitate
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The four noble truths are what and what reliigon?
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Buddhism and are Sorrow, cause of sorrow, cessation of sorrow and path which leads to the cessation of sorrow
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Under the path which lead to teh cessation of sorrow is an 8 fold path
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Right:
views intentions speech action livelihood effort mindfulness concentration |
