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27 Cards in this Set
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What are the Vedas in Hinduism?
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The Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Athavaeda
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What is Dharma? What is Karma (hinduism)
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What is Atman?
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Our soul
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What is Brahman?
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The creator
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What does Neti-neti mean?
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Not this, not that
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What are the levels of the caste system in the order?
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Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya Sudra
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What are the four goals of human life?
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Dharma - fulfilling one's purpose
Artha - prosperity Kama - desire, sexuality, enjoyment Moksha - enlightenment |
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What are the Gunas?
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Sattva (up), Rajas (middle), Tamas (down)
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What are the Paths to the divine in Hinduism?
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Karma yoga (action)
Jnana yoga (knowledge) Bhatki yoga (devetion) |
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What is buddhist Dharma and Karma
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4 noble truths=8 fold path
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What were the four sights that Siddhartha saw?
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The four sights of Buddha is a sick man, an old man, a dead man and a monk
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What are the four noble truths?
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The truth of suffering (dukkha)
The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya) The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha) The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga) |
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What is the eight fold path?
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What are the tree main schools in Buddhism
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Theravada
Mahayana Vajrayana |
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What is Jain Dharma and karma
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Explain the statement "Ahimsa paramo dharmah"
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ahimsa is the highest law (dharma).
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What is a Tirthankara?
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a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and has made a path for others to follow.
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What are the five vows in Jainism?
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Ahimsa
Satya (speaking the truth) Aasteya (not taking what's not given) Brahmacharaya (Chasity) Aparigraha (non-possesion) |
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What are the two main camps and what distinguishes them from each other in Jainism
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Digambara- Practice of nudity, must be a man, no food,
Shvetambara-White clothing, women can join, |
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What are the Seven Conditional Predictions in Jainism?
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A thing exists
A thing is non-existent A thing is indescribable A thing is existent and indescribable A thing is non existent and indiscribable A thing is existetn non existent and indescribable |
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Confucius- "what kind of person should I become?"
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REN
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What are the five basic virtues In Confucisiam?
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Seriousness, Generosity, Sincerity, Diligence, Kindness
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Uchi
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inside
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Soto
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outside
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In Confucianism what is the word for everything
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"Zhong" or reciprocity
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In Taoism what is "Wu Wei"
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effeortless action, steeze, kung-fu
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What are the Taoist virtues?
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Simplicity, Weakness, Tranquility, Spontaneity, Passivity.
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