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33 Cards in this Set
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Adi Granth |
"original collection," the sacred scripture of the Sikhs |
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Agamus |
main scriptures of the Jains |
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Ahimsa |
"Nonviolence," one of the most important Jain principles; also emphasized in Buddhism and Hinduism |
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Arhat |
"worthy one," a perfected saint who has reached nirvana and will be released from samsara at death. |
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Bodh Gaya |
the place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment. |
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Bodhisattva |
being who is intent on becoming fully enlightened; in Mahayana Buddhism, one who reaches enlightenment but vows to continue rebirths in samsara to assist others |
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Buddha |
"Enlightened one"; Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha for our present age |
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dependent co-arising |
central Buddhist teaching that everything is conditioned by something else, that all reality is interdependent |
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Dharma |
In Buddhist usage, the truth; the teaching of the Buddha |
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Eight Fold Path |
The fundamental path toward nirvana as taught by the Buddha, involving eight interrelated practices. |
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Guru |
Leader and guide for Sikhs, through whom God's word is channeled; besides the ten gurus, God and the Adi Granth are also called Guru |
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guru |
spiritual guide and master |
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Guru Granth Sahib |
"Sacred collection," the Sikh sacred scriptures, with the title Guru;another name for the Adi Granth |
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Kabir |
a poet, an important [redecessor of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism |
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Karma |
Jain idea of subtle form of matter that clings to the soul because of the soul's passion and desire, causing rebirths |
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Kirtan |
Sikh practice of singing hymns in worship of God |
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Mahavira |
The twnety-fourth and last Jina of the present world half-cycle, who according to Jain tradition lived from 599 to 527 B.C.E. |
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Mahayana |
the "great vehicle," form of Buddhism that arose inIndia beginning in the second century B.C.E. and eventually spread to East Asia |
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Nagarjuna |
important philosopher(ca. 150-250 C.E.) of the Madhyamika school of Buddhism |
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Nam |
In Sikhism, the Name of God, the total divine presence in the world |
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Nanak |
founder(1469-1539) of Sikhism and the first guru |
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Nirvana |
"blowing out" the fires of life,liberation from suffering and rebirth, the spiritual goal of Buddhist practice |
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Rituals |
activities of many kinds that connect people with sacred realities, including prayer, sacrifice, chanting, [ilgrimage, festivals, disciplines of meditation, and much more. |
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Sangha |
the communities of Buddhist monks and nuns |
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Shaman |
person who undergoes special training and can go into trances, communicate with the spiritual world, and bring healing and special benefits |
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Shunyata |
"emptiness," Mahayana Buddhist teaching that all things are devoid of any substantial or independent reality |
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Shvetambara |
"white clad," accepting the use of clothing; one of the two major Jain groups |
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Sikh |
"disciple," that is, one who follows the gurus |
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"Singh" |
Surname taken by men who join the Sikh Khalsa |
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Skandhas |
"heaps' or aggregates; the Buddhist teaching that a person is really a changing process in five aggregates; physical matter, sensations, perceptual activities, impulses to action, and bits of consciousness |
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Tantrism |
movement using initiation, rituals, imagination, and sexual symbolism as spiritual practices leading toward liberation |
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Theravada |
"teaching of the elders," term for the early Buddhist tradition. |
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Three Refuges |
the ritual formula, "I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, i take refuge in the Sangha" |
