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55 Cards in this Set
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what is the path of salvation for most hindus |
bhakti |
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what term best defines the sould passing over to another body after death |
reincarnation |
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waht term defines buddha |
enlightened one |
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which school of buddhism focuses on life in the sangha |
theravada |
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what are the 3 gems of theravada |
taek refuge in: the buddha, the sangha, and the dharma |
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what is the major theme in daoism |
harmony with nature |
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ren best defines |
virtue; relationships |
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what is the ideal person in confucianism |
the scholar |
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waht does shinto mean |
the way of the kami |
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who are the 3 hebrew patriarchs |
abraham, isaac, jacob |
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whta text is sacred to the jews |
the torah |
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who convened the council of nicea |
constantine |
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what seperates christianity from other religions |
the trinity |
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waht are the 5 pillars of islam |
shahadah, prayer, zakat, fasting, and the hajj |
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what trait is common to all religious traditions |
rituals |
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what narratives are of the supernatural origin of the universe or creation |
myth |
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waht are some examples of sacred texts |
bahagavadgita, bible, quran, torah |
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what does cosmogony mean |
creation story |
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what does nunimes mean |
the sacred |
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what does yin and yang mean |
the balance between dark and light, male and female |
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what ae the 4 stages of life in hinduism |
student,householder, forest dweller, renounced |
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what is the ultimate goal in hinuism |
moksha |
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what does moksha mean |
liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth |
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what is the major theme throughout indian religion |
reincarnation |
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what does bhakti mean |
devotion |
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waht text is sacred to all hindus |
vedas |
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what deso samsara mean |
reincarnation |
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what does it mean when they say someone is reborn |
into anoter person |
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what does theravada mean |
way of the elders |
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what is the great vehicle |
mahayana |
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what are the shinto gods called |
kamis |
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who is referred to as he old man |
lao-tzu |
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what is nirvana |
goal of the buddhist/escape and oneness |
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what is the proper conduct in confucianism |
leed |
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what does ren mean |
humanity |
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what are monotheistic religions |
christianity, judiaism, islam |
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what major event took place in the year 568 |
first hebrew temple was destroyed |
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what term came into context after this event occured |
diaspora |
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what are the branches of judiaism |
orthodox, reform(liberal), conservative (masorti), reconstruction (offshoot) |
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what are the main jewish holidays |
rosh hashana(new years), yom kippur(endnof high holy days), sukkot (fall harvest), hanukah (feast), tu b'shvat (reawakening), purim (commemorates the ledend of esther), pesach (passover), shavuout (revelation ofthe torah) |
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who issuesd the edict of Milan |
constantine |
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what does canon mean |
sacred/authoritive |
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what are the synoptic gospels |
mathew, mark, luke |
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who was the apostle to the gentiles |
paul |
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what was the coucnil of ephesus |
mary proclaimed as mother of God |
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what was the council of Chalcedon |
defines christ as having botha a divine and human nature |
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who is the current pop |
pope francis |
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what is hijrah |
mecca to medina |
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what is hadith |
sayings of muhamad and events in the his life |
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what is muhammads view on christianity and judaism |
superior to other religions but less than islam |
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what deos dhimmi refer to |
people of the book |
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what are the 4 fiqs |
holy quran, prpphets of sunnah, the learned consesus of ulema, reasoning by analogy frm accepted interpretation |
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what are the major differences between sunni and shiai |
shia't follow decendents of muhammad (Allah) |
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what are the 4 castes in hinduism |
brahmin, kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras, (untouchables) |
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whate are the 4 cycles of life in hinudism |
kama (love ans sex), artha(material goods), dharama(civuc duty), moksha(liberation |
