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19 Cards in this Set
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-i ching
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-chinese "book of changes"
-classic text on divination |
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-imam
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-arabic "one who stands before"
-in sunni, leader of worship in mosque -in shi'ite, spiritual successor to prophet muhammad who is endowed with the power to interpret the truth in the age in which he lives |
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-im'shallah
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-arabic "if God wills"
-a common expression in islam |
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-indigenous
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-originating in or pertaining to a particular area or region
-indigenous religions are those native to a geographical area |
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-indus valley civilization
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-sophisticated urban culture that flourished along the banks of the indus river in south asia from about 2500 to 1500 bce
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-jihad
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-arabic "struggle, exertion"
-obligation of all muslims to struggle against error and idolatry |
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-jina
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-"conqueror"
-jain term for someone who has attained liberation |
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-jinn
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-arabic "spirits"
-some are evil while others are good |
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-jiva
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-in hinduism, the physical/psychological/social karmic self, which acts, but is not eternal
-in jainism, spiritual and eternal soul |
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-jnana yoga
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-in hinduism, the path of knowledge
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-justification by faith
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-christian teaching that humans receive redemption from sin through trust in what God has done in jesus christ, not by any merit of their own
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-just war
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-teaching found in religions that originated in middle east that wars are just if they meet certain criteria
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-kaaba
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-arabic "cube"
-central shrine of islam, located in grand mosque of mecca |
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-kabbala
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-jewish mysticism
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-kali
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-hindu goddess of death, destruction, and renewal
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-kami
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-japanese "the sacred"
-anything that inspires awe or reverence |
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-karma
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-sanskrit "action"
-law that explains human behavior as the chain of causes and effects resulting from desire -binds to cycle of rebirth |
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-karma yoga
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-in hinduism, the way of pleasure
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-khalsa
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-"pure"
-members of sikh military fraternity |
