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67 Cards in this Set
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Wakan Tonka
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Highest power, "Great mystery" among the Sioux
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Aten
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Supreme and only god, Akhenaten believed in
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christianity
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peyote way
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Animism
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belief that non human entities are spiritual beings
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shamanism
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all srange of beliefs regarding communication to spiritual world
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quanah parker
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comanche chief
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black elk
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medicine man
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Samsara
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world of birth, death, rebirth
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Bhakti
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way of realizing divine through love and devotion
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The Vedas
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earliest Hindu scriptures
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Atman
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soul, individual conscious self
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Krishna
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incarnation of Vishnu
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Moksha
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liberation from sorrow, once achieved you will not be reborn
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Swastika
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all is well, auspicious good luck sign
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Shiva
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destroyer, husband of Shakti
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Kali
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powerful goddess, destroyer of demons, portrayed with skulls, transformation from linitation to infinity
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Brahma
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creator god, husband of Saraswati
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Vishnu
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sustainer, persistence, operator, preserver, husband of Lakshmi
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Ganesha
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god with elephant's head, son of Shiva, remover of obstacles
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Bhagavad Gita
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dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, song of the god, most important Hindu scriptures
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Mantra
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formula of words and sounds used in chanting
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Mandala
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visual diagram gazed upon for meditations, eccentric shapes
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Brahman
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absolute divine reality of the universe
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Sanskrit
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ancient language of India
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Indus River Valley
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home to ancient Indian civilizations, Hinduism began there
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Is Buddha one true god?
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No
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Theravada
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way of the elders, oldest form of Buddhism, SE Asia
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Nirvana
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liberation, third of the four noble truths
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Three marks of existence
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Suffering, impermanence, no eternal self
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Source of human suffering?
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Desire
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Buddhist doctrine of interdependent origination
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everything is mutually connected
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Bodhisattva
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enlightened being, reincarnated forever to help other beings, savior
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Four noble truths
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basic central theology, 4th truth- eightfold path
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Is Satori a moment of awakening/Zen enlightenment experience?
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True
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Sangha
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one of the three refuges of Buddhism, fellowship
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Karma
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what goes around, comes around
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Lao Tzu
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founder of Taoism, authorship of Tao teh Ching
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Tao Teh Ching
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central scripture of Taoism, book of the way
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Yin and yang
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complimentary forces, bring order to total universe (eternal cosmic process of dynamic balance)
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Jen
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principle of love, compassion
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Shu
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principle of reciprocity
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The Analects
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Confucian teachings
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I-Ching
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Chinese book of oracles associated with Confucius
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Ahura Mazda
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Zoroastrian one true god
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Torah
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law, comprises first five books of Tenach (old testament)
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Messhiach
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"annointed one", Greek word krystos
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Emperor Constantine
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legalized Christianity, made state religion of Rome
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Abraham
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patriarch of Judaism and Islam
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Khadija
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wife of Mohammed, older widow
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Allah
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arabic Christians name for god
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Kaaba
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cubical building in center of Mecca, black monument
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Hajj
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pilgrimage to Mecca
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Shari'a
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Islamic law
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Muslim
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one who submits to Allah
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Hadith
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reports of sayings and doings of Mohammed
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Quaran
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scripture of Allah, civic law based on this and Hadith
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Ali
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regarded as prophet, last of Rightly Guided Caliphs, Mohammed's first cousin/son in law
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Taoism: continuous power, exhaustive strength motif
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flowing water
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Mohammadism
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NOT another name for Islam
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Do Muslims believe in birth of Jesus?
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Yes
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School of Taoism practices cultivation of sexual energy?
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True
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Language Jesus spoke
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Aramaic
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Grok DO NOT KNOW
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to perfectly understand that you have eaten it (to drink water, to share deeply)
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Zarathrustra DO NOT KNOW
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Persian name of Zoroaster (Latinized)
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Islam recognizes within Christianity and Buddhism?
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False
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Jewish star mystical emblem belonging to Hinduism and Buddhism?
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False
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