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50 Cards in this Set
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What is the native American term for god the great mysterious, all plains Indians use?
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Wakan Tonka
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Who was the only god as of Akhenaten rule that was the sun personified as a god? First monotheistic view of religion
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Aten
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Who was the wife of Okenaken who was part african part nubian, and the queen of Egypt?
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Akhenaten
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Before the soul of a dead person could join Osiris in the afterlife, it had to pass a test called "The Weighing of the Heart." The ba of the dead person is watching the test, hoping to pass. The heart of the dead person is weighed against "the feather of truth," a symbol of Ma'at (the goddess of truth, justice, and order). If the heart weighs less, the spirit is free to go on to meet Osiris in the afterlife. But if the heart is heavy with sin, it is thrown to Ammut (part crocodile, hippo and lion) "the devourer of the dead," who gobbles it up, denying the spirit an afterlife. What is this belief called?
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The Feather of Truth
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What is the all seeing and all knowing eye of god? It represents the falcon found on US one dollar bill.
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Eye of Horus
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What is the sun god actual sun disc itself sun personified as a god?
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Re/Ra
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Who is the moon deity and god of writing, counting, science and wisdom. patron god of scribes, doctors, architects, and astronomers. One myth says that he created himself through the power of the spoken word: he said his own name, and he then came into existence. As the lord of all math and science, he knows everything! He is the master of time and the inventor of the calendar. Invented writing so humans could pass along knowledge that they learned from him. He is a messenger for the gods, and the gods turn to him for wisdom. As the god of scribes, He is the divine record-keeper.
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Thoth
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How is Thoth "headed?" and who is his wife?
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Ibis headed, Maat
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What term is a Psalm and describes the "complete flux”, the wheel of birth and death
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Samsara
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What type of yoga incorporates devotional love and celebration?
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Bhakti
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What is the most ancient four scriptures of Hinduism; “to see” there are 4 of them
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The Vedas
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What terms describes “self”, your essential person.
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Atman/Brahman
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What is the sanscript term that means liberartion getting away into eternal space, liberartion of the soul endless rebirth?
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Moksha
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What term means "He is well” (or “It is well.”) The sign of auspiciousness and good luck from ancient India.
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Swastika
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What Hindu god is The Divine as well as the Destroyer/Transformer
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Shiva
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What Hindu god is a manifestation of Durga—a fierce, destroying mother-goddess.
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Kali
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Who is The Divine as well as the Creator? Part of the Hindu trinity
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Brahma
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What Hindu god is The Divine as Preserver/Sustainer. His most famous incarnations are:
o Krishna o Rama o Buddha (according to some) |
Vishnu
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Who is the elephant headed god? The son of sheba 4th most beloved god remover of obstacles?
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Ganesha
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What is the Bible of Hinduism, it means song of god story in which crishna who is a chariot driver for prince and crishna tells prince how to live a respectable life in hindu scripture?
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Bhagavad Gita
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What is the magical formula of sound that is supposed to have mystical power and you get power through repeating it in meditation?
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Mantra
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What is the mystical diagram with radial symmetry that you trip into through the diagram in meditation? Some represent particular god or god power. Yantra
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Mandala
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Who is the Absolute Divine Reality?
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Brahman
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What is the religious sacred language of religion only for mantra rituals/prayers etc very many cognates with english
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Sanskrit
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Where the word hindu comes from, very advanced before being invaded by people from present day invaded. Ancient civilization where the Dravadians lived.
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Indus River Valley
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What is the first turning of the week of Darma? Its the First school of Buddhism that survived. “way of elders"
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Theravada
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What are the 3 marks of existence?
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o Suffering
o Impermanence o No eternal self |
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What does the Buddhist doctrine of Interdependant Orginination mean?
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Inter= no such thing as independent being. "Everything is everything"
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What term means to be awake, enlightened, someone who is willing to come back until all beings are saved, won't escape into nirvana
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Bodhisattva
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What are the 4 noble truths?
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1.) Life is not satisfactory
2.) Why do we suffer? 3.) Nirvana 4.) How to reach nirvana |
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What term comes from Zen Buddhism, moment of truth where you see life clearly, moment of awakeness, epiphany
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Satori
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What term means community fellowship, I got for refuge in Bhuda, Dharma, Sauna
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Sangha
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"Activity" law of cause and effect, What comes around goes around.
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Karma duh
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Who was the old man who wrote Yin and Yang?
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Lao Tzu
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What ist he symbol of Taoism? Complimenatary dance, represents the partners in the black and white.
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Yin and Yang
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What color is Yin?
What color is Yang? |
Yin- white/light
Yang- black/dark |
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What Confucianism term describes love, empathy, compassion, family love and is associated with the perfect man? "inward expression"
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Jen
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What is the Confucianism term that describes reciprocity, the golden rule to not harm others beacuase you would not want them to harm you, "outward expression"
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Shu
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What is the name of the cellected teachings of Confucianism?
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The Analects
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What is the Chinese book of oracles associated with Confucius?
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I-Ching
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What is the one and only High God over all other caevas (nature spirits) and godlings in Zoroastrianism? Also the devil figure.
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Ahura Mazda (the Wise Lord)
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What term in Judaisim means the "anointed one?"
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Messhiach
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Who is an important historical figure who promoted Christianity, helped Christianity from being destroyed and made the religion of Roman Empire, and made it illegal to kill Christians?
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Emporer Constantine of Rome
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Abraham is the patriarch of what 2 religions?
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Judaism and Islam
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Who was the wife of Mohammad, She was 40, he was 25, after she died, Mohammad had 12 other wives.
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Khadija
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What is the name of the pilgimage to Mecca? It is 1 of the 5 pillars of Islam.
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Hajj
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What is the name of the Islamic religious law? It is a combitnation of Hadith and the Qu'ran.
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Shari'a
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What are the reports of what Mohammad said or did not say?
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Hadith
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Who was the 4th of the 4 Rightly Guided Caliphs? She was the first cousin of Mohammad and was adopted.
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Ali
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Who is Krishna an incarnation of?
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Vishnu
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