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37 Cards in this Set
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Karma |
Sum of person's actions in this and previous states of existence |
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Sutra |
A rule or aphorism in sanskrit literature |
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Mandate of Heaven |
Chinese belief and philosophical idea that god granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly |
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The Three Jewels |
3 things buddhists take refuge in and look toward for guidance |
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Dreamtime |
Altered state of mind, time and space do not exist |
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Filial Piety |
A virtue of respect for one's parents and ancestors |
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Siva |
God of destruction |
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Vinaya |
Framework for buddhist monastic community |
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Bhagavadgita |
Hindu scripture, part of the Hindu epic |
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Puja |
act of worship |
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Gobekli Tepe |
Ancient civilization, made us reevaluate the timeline of hunter gatherer civilization |
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Laozi |
6th century bc chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism |
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Trimurti |
Great triad of Hidu gods, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva |
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What is the sound of one hand clapping? |
Buddhist thing |
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Analects |
Fragment from literature |
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Trimurti |
Hindu triad |
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Samsara |
Life cycle |
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Analects |
Piece of literature |
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Gilgamesh |
Epic, first and big one |
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Caste |
Societal ranking system for the vedic society |
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Dharma |
Hinduism: principle of cosmic order Buddhism: teaching or religion of the Buddha |
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Buddha |
teacher of the Buddhist religion |
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Zen |
seeks religious enlightenment by meditation |
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Tantra |
spiritual sexual science |
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Daodejing |
central taoist text, defined the tao or way and established the philosophical basis of Taoism |
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Vedas |
4 caste system ranks |
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Bhakti |
devotional worship to one supreme deity |
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Nirvana |
transcendant state, there is no suffering, desire, nor sense of self |
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Sangha |
Buddhist community of monks, nuns novices, and laity |
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Kama |
Hindu god of love |
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Giving (Dana) |
giving to cultivate generosity |
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Pure land |
Tradition of Buddhist teachings that are focused on Amitabha Buddha. |
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Benevolence |
Act of kindness or an inclination to be kind |
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Brahmin |
member of highest hundu caste, that of priesthood |
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Dao |
the absolute principle underlying the universe |
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Vipassana or Special Insight |
To see things as they really are |
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The Three Teachings (San jiao) |
Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism |
