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112 Cards in this Set
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5 Pillars of Islam
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1. Shahadah (profession of faith)
2. Salat (five daily prayers) 3. Zakat (alms giving) 4. Sawm (fasting) 5. Hajj (pilgrimage) |
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5 Great Relationships
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1. Parent to Child
2. Husband to Wife 3. Old Sibling to Young Sibling 4. Old Friend to Young Friend 5. Ruler to Subject |
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6 Stages of Faith
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1. Imaginative
2. Literal 3. Group 4. Personal 5. Mystical 6. Sacrificial |
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Imam
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leader of friday worship in Islam
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Qur'an
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recitation
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Ramadan
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month of fasting for Muslims
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Surah
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chapter in the Koran
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Ka'ba
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stone structure in Mecca that Muhammad adopted as focus
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Ghaflah
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fogetting; Islams explanation of how people forget divine origin
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Hadith
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writings which record traditions based on what Muhammad said
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Minaret
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tower located at corner of mosque
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Abraham
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most important figure in Koran
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Hanif
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group of Muslim contemplatives which Muhammad joined
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Sunnies
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larger of the two Muslim sects; found in Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia
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Umma
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community of all Muslims
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Sufis
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form of Islam characterized by mystical approach to Allah, experienced inwardly
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Muhammad
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seal of the prophets
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Hajjis
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those who have completed pilgrimage to Mecca
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Shi'ites
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minority sect of Islam; followers cheify in Iran and Iraq
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Hijra
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Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina
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Eid-ul-Fitr
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Festival of fast breaking after Ramadan
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Jihad
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exertion, struggle
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Caliph
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military and political leader in Muslim community
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Polyandry
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possession by a woman of more than one husband
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Shaykh
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master and teacher in Islam
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Esoteric
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meant for the chosen few
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Tariqah
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Sufi religious order
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Sunna
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Muhammad's teachings and actions; second most important authority in Islam
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Faqir
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member of Sufi order
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Fana
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crier for Muslim prayers
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Exoteric
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outside world; understood by public
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Dhikr
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practice of remembering Allah by repeating his name
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Antrhopomorphic
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attributing human qualities to gods
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Polygany
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state of having many wives
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Muezzin
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aim of Sufi mystics; extinctino of ones sense of separate existence before achieving union with Allah
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Diaspora
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Jews living away from homeland
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Pentateuch
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five books; Torah
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Talmud
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major texts of Judaism; 3 million words; instructs on codes of behavior
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Zionism
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modern movement for political and spiritual renewal of Jewish people
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10 Commandments
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famous of 613 laws in torah
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Minion
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necessary quorum of 10 men for rabbi's services
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Torah
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means "instruction" will of god as it is revealed to humans
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Seder
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Passover festival meal
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Bat, Bar
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Bat - girl
Bar - boy |
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Yang
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MALE part of yin yang; light and strength
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Tao Tee Ching
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Toaisms foundational text; author Lao Tzu
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Naturalism
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resisting temptation to meddle with nature
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Wu wei
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supreme action or virtue that leads to harmony
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Wisdom
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knowledge that empowers life
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Yin
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FEMALE side of yin yang; negative
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Chuang Tzu
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foundation text of Taosim containts teachings and anecdotes
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Ch'i
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vital energy or power of the Tao
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Naturalness
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behaving as nature dictates
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Water
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prototype of wu wei
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Wen
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cultural arts valued by Confucius as a means to transfrom human nature to virtue
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Analects
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collection of Confucius sayings
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Nepotism
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favoritism shown to relatives
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Chun Tzu
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mature person or ideal human being
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Mores
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folkways or customs
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Shamanism
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religion based on doctrine that workings of ood and evil spirits can be influence by medicine men
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Te
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power of moral strength
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Jen
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supreme virtue of human heartedness that should characterize relationships
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Shu
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basic principle of reciprocity; do not do unto others what you would not want them to do to you
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Sinology
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study of Chinese
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Islam Creed
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There is one god, Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet
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Did Muhammad have divine nature?
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no
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The Majority of the Muslim population is not made up of
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Arabs
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Muslim means..
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one who submits
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Islam dietary regulations forbid
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pork, alcohol, leavened bread
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Islam is derived from the roots s, l, m which means
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awakening and surrender
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Muslim holy books include
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Qur'an, Torah, Psalms, Gospels
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Do Muslims believe in predestination?
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yes
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Do Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet of one God and was born of Mary?
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Yes
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Semitic allies are...
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Muslims, Jews, Christians... all believe in Abraham
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Issues that led to division of Sunnis and Shi'ites
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succession of Muhammads death
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City of prophet Yathrib
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Medina
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How many names of Allah?
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99
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Koran has made major contribution to who's rights?
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women's
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Koranix depiction of God focuses on
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fear inspiring power, mercy, and compassion
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Sunnies comprise of what percent of Muslims?
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87
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Fitra describes what
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Muslim concept of human nature in its God-established original form
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Confucius was also known as
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King Fu Tzu
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Empathy/sympathy
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hsin
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Confucianisms central project is learning...
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to be fully human
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Confucius wanted to be a
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governmental official
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Li means...
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rite or sacred ritual AND propriety
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Supreme virtue of Confucianism
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Benevolence
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Group that believed social cohesion could be achieved through personal commitment to mutual love
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Mohists
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Heaven communicated with Earth through...
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Augury
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Confucius was concerned with...
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transmitting traditional ways
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Chinese preference of meditation and negotiation rather than legal action is...
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Doctrine of the Mean
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Judaism is more concerned with
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practice... than belief
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What is the most important of holidays in Judaism?
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Shabbat... or the Sabbath
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Hebrew bible is also known as
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Tanakh
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God is involved in history...
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directly
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Conquerurs
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Romans - 70's
Babylonians - 586 Assyrians - 721 |
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Modern state of Isral was established in...
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1948
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Torah defines...
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worship and ethical conduct
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5 books of torah are...
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basic manual for hallowing of life and central statement of Jews laws
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Shema
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Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One
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Literal meaning of Tao Te Ching
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The Way and its Power
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Literal meaning of te
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power
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Central theme of Taoism
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relativity of things
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In Toaism life, and death are
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2 harmonius parts of the same whole
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Taism
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encourages pacifism
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Key Taoist value
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humility
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Toaism composed of heterogenous groups that sought to increase Tao's power
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Vitalizing
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Toaism that became full-fledged church and used productive power of magic
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Religious
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Sought to increas ch'i through eating, sex, and breathing
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Vitalizing
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Reflective Taoism
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Philosophical
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Conserve "te"
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Philisophical
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Most popular
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Religious
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