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Shakti
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Hindu term for the female counterpart of the gods vishnu, shiva, and brahman
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Yin
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one of the two polar forces is the cosmic system of the pair yin and yang. it is the female, negative force.
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Moksha
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Moksha is a Hindu term that describes the event in which someone reaches salvation or enlightenment and become one with Brahman and lives in eternal identity with him.
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Satori
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a Zen Buddhist term. It is the goal of the religion- a flash of sudden enlightenment or salvation.
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Avatara
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a Hindu term. the term for the 9 appearances that vishnu made on earth.
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Bodhissatva
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a Zen Buddhist belief that some humans choose to postpone Nirvana (eternal bliss) in order to help humans on earth achieve salvation themselves.
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Dharma
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a south asian term that means law- religious law
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Li
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Confucian term meaning ritual or sacrament. the way confucius said we should behave in social situations for a harmonious society.
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Raja Marga
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the Hindu term for yoga
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Yogic Taoism
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the Taoist term for the practice of taking physiological control of yourself by performing certain body exercising and breathing exercises. yoga.
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Karma
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a buddhist belief - "those deeds performed on earth, whether good or bad, of such will be their heirs."
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Te
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the moral force which runs along relationships. confucianism.
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Brahman
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Brahma is the creator of all things or what Christians refer to as God (hinduism)
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Tao
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"god" or the "ultimate" in Taoism
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dukka
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Buddhist- means suffering
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Maya
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the world is an illusion (hindu)
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henotheism
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(judaism) there's one main God but other small gods
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Talmud
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a huge body of oral tradition consisting of elaborte commentary on the Torah (judaism)
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Messiah
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annointed one
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qu'ran
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Muslim scripture, reading, recitation
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miraj
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(islam) night journey, Muhammad mysteriously in the middle of the night from Mecca to Jerusalem to the sky- seventh heaven
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hijrah
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migration, journey to mecca (islam)
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surah
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chapter in the Koran
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hadith
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things that muhammad said (islam)
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injil
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the christian gospel
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torah
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jewish law
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shariah
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muslim term for god's law
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shahadah
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first pillar- testimony or witness; the basic creed of Islam
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shirk
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(islam) association, treating a creature as if it were on the same level as its creator (idolotry)
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Muhammadun rasulu Liah
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Muhammad is the prophet or messanger of God.
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zakat
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second pillar- the practice of charity
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siyam
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third pillar- annual practice of fasting
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hajj
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fourth pillar- pilgramage (ka'ba) to mecca
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ka'ba
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the very house of god (muslim)
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salat
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fifth pillar- recitation of prayers
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masjid
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mosque
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sufism
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the mystical aspect of islam
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sunni
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majority of muslims- traditionalists
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imam
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one who stands at front (shi'ites)
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shari'ite
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(muslim) those muslims whose religious practice and worldview is determined exlicityly by the law (koran and 5 pillars)
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faqir
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seeker, disciple, poor one
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shaykh
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master, guide
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silsila
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initiatic chain
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mysticism
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western phenomenon with asian flavor; when someone can see things that his eyes can't discern and mouth can't express; degrees of reality that are beyond the physical sense or invisible
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mahdi
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rightly guided one
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tariqah
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spiritual brotherhood- path
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fana
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extinction (nirvana)
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invocation
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rhythmic repitition of a sacred word or phrase containing a revealed name or names of god
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dhikr
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remebrance- arabic term for invocation
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shaman
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medecine man
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wakan
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everything in the environment has spiritual significance
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