Theology Religions Of The World

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animism

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religions of the primitive people

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Inuits

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arctic region of canada greenland, russia and siberia

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vedas

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traditional scriptures of hinduism. More important than the gods themselves third main relgion in the world

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moses recieved the

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ten commandments at the mountains.

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there are more jews in the us

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than israel. largest pop in new york

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buddhism was born in

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the himalayan mountain range of asia

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buddhism is less a religion

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than a way of life

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first religion in the world

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christianity

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islam was born in the city of

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mecca. second largest in the world

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agnosticism

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the belief that if there is anything beyond this life, it is impossible for humans to know it

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animism

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the attribution of a living soul to plants, inaminate objects and natural phenomena

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atheism

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the belief that there is no diety

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fundamentalism

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insistence on what people perceive as the historical form of their religion. takes extreme or violent forms

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hierophany

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manisfestation of the sacred

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theistic

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believing in a god or many gods

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transcendent

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existing beyond the material universe

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esoteric

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intelligible only to those of special knowledge

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litergy

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the rites of public worship

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shaman

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a medicine person who has undergone spiritual ordeals and can communicate with the spirit world to help the people in indigenous tradition.

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trance

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a state of extreme exaltation or rapture; ecstasy.

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deva

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a hindu god or spirit

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advaita vedanta

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non dualistic hindu philosophy, in which the goal is the realization that the self is brahman.

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aryans

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the indo european pastoral invaders or many european and middle eastern argicultural cultures during the second millenium bce

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ascetic

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some one who practices severe self discipline and abstain froma ll forms of pleasure for religious reasons.

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atman

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the soul and self of the individual

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avatar

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the earthly incarnation of diety

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dharma

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moral order righteousness law religion in hinduism

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guru

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enlightened spiritual teacher

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karma

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our actions and beliefs and thei effects on our lives to come

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moksha

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liberation of the soul from illusion and suffering

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rig veda

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oldest scripture and foundation of hinduism

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rishi

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a hindu sage

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samsara

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the endless cycle of birth and rebirth to which each soul is subject until it obtains liberation

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sanskrit

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the literary language of classic hindu scriptures

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tantras

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the ancient indian text based on esoteric worship of the divine as feminine

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vaishnavite

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a hindy devotee of vishny

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yoga

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systematic spiritual approach to spiritual realization. major hindu system

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vedas

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rig
sama
yajur
atharva

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dukkha

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the central fact in human life variously translated as suffering, frustation discomfort or lack of harmony with the enviornment

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pali

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indian dialect first used for writing down the teachings of the buddha

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buddha nature

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full awakened counciousness

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tipitaka

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the foundational three baskest of buddhism teachings

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triple gem

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the three jewels of buddhism
buddha dhamma and sangha

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zen

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a chinese and japanese buddhist school emphasizing that all things have buddha nature, which can only be grasped when one escapes from the intellectual mind

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theravada

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the remaining orthodox school of buddhism.

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sunyata

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voidness. the transcedental ultimate reality in buddhism

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allah

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the one god in islam

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angel

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invisible servant of god

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barakah

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the islamic mysticism, the spiritual wisdom and blessing transmitted from master to pupil

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caliph

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the sucessor to the prophet

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hadith

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a traditional report about a reputed saying or action of the prophet muhammed

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hajj

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the holy pilgrimage to mecca

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hijra

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muhammads migration from mecca to medina

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jihad

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the muslims struggle against the inner forces that prevent god realization

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kufr

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the sin of atheism

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mujahid

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a selfless fighter in the path of allah

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shada

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the central muslim expression

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sunnah

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behavior of the prophet muhammed

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sura

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chapter of the quran

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umma

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the muslim community

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arc of the covenant

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the shrine containing gods commandments to moses

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gentile

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any person not of jewish faith

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kabbalah

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the jewish mystical tradition

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pogrom

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an attack against jews

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talmud

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jewish law and lore

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tanakh

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the jewish scriptures

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zealots

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jewish resistance fighters who fought the romands and were defeated in the seige of jerusalem

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quran.

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could not have been written by humans. the book of islam

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revelation

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the way christ lived

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3 ways of life in hinduism

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dharma
artha
kama

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4 main yogas

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raja
jnana
khakt
karma

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life of buddha

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saw three visions
never saw sick, poor, or dead

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4 noble truths

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life inevitably invovles suffering,
truth suffering originates desires
suffering will seize if all desires seize
there is a way to realized this suffering. noble 8 fold path.

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sila

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living by certain rules. acceptism of buddhism

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muhammed died in

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632

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second caliphs died in

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644

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third caliph died in

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656

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fourth caliph died and

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there was a schism of the muslim community

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jihad

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holy way

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5 pillars of islam

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shahada
salat
alms
fasting
hajj