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17 Cards in this Set
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Animism
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all nature is filled with spirits
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Polytheism
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belief in many gods
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Henotheism
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belief in many gods, but one is central/supreme
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Monotheism
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belief in one god
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Dualism
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two cosmic entities or principles compete
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Pantheism
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all is god
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Atheism
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no god or gods
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Non-theism
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no concern for the question of the existence of god/gods
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Agnosticism
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cannot know existence of god
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Transcendent
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sacred beyond this world
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Immanent
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sacred within this world
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Totem
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symbolic animal important to a group
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The Upanishads
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literally means "to sit at someone's foot"
- evokes the idea of a teaching passed directly from master to disciple |
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Samsara
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- cycle of birth, death, and re-birth through reincarnation
- fueled by action and its causes and effects (karma) |
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Mahayana
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great vehicle
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Hinduism Region
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Indus Valley
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Buddhism Region
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Lumbini, Nepal
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