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19 Cards in this Set
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Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
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The founder of Buddhism
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What were the four noble truths?
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Dukkha: The Noble Truth of Suffering
Samudaya: The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering Nirodha: The Noble Truth of the End of Suffering Magga: The Noble Truth of the Path |
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What is a bodhisattva?
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A Buddhist who has achieved enlightenment but delays their trip to Nirvana to help suffering beings
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What is the Eightfold Path?
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Right Understanding/Right Thought/Right Speech/Right Action/Right Work/Right Effort/Right Mindfulness/Right Concentration
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What is dharma?
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The study of what the Buddha taught; the teachings
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What is samsara?
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The cycle of death and rebirth
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Who founded Sikhism?
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Guru Nanak
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What aspect of Hinduism was Guru Nanak dissatisfied with?
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The caste system which everyone was divided into hereditary social classes or castes; this limited certain people from having certain privileges
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What events occurred that mark the time that Guru Nanak became a guru?
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Guru Nanak failed to return his prayers one day and he was presumed drowned because his clothes were found in the river; he then broke his silence by saying that he was to follow God's path
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What is a guru?
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For Sikhs, a guru is a source of spiritual guidance from ignorance to a state of enlightenment
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Do Sikhs deny the existence of many Hindu deities?
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No they do not because they believed that God is the most superior and the others created was of lesser superiority
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What qualities of a person do Sikhs admire?
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Loyalty, justice, active service and equality of the genders
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What actions in a (Sikh's) life is forbidden?
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Smoking and intoxicants
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Do Sikhs believe in samsara?
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Yes, they believe in the cycle of birth, life and death (samsara)
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Do Sikh's believe in karma?
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Yes, they believe in the accumulated sum of one's good and bad deeds (karma)
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Do Sikh's believe in reincarnation?
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Yes, they believe in the rebirth after a death (reincarnation); same thing as samsara
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What is the purpose of langar in gurdwara?
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The gurdwara functions as a social and religious centre and they serve a meal (langar) to any one who wants a meal to show that they are all equals
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What is nirvana?
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A state without desire or suffering, the release from karma and samsara
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What is the difference between class and caste?
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In caste, you are born into a position and could not move; in classes you can always move up the social hierarchy
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