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Aryan
Hinduism |
People that invaded India.
Brought with them one of the first written languages called Sanskrit. Conquered the natives that were living in India of that time. Polytheistic religion, with personifications of natural forces; the Vedas were developed as Aryans came into India |
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Sanskrit
Hinduism |
Now considered an Indo-European language, was one of the first written languages.
It triggered the spread of writing geographically across Europe and Asia, then onto the rest of the world. |
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Rig Veda
Hinduism |
The oldest of four Hindu scriptures written in Sanskrit.
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Bhagavad Gita
Hinduism |
Story of Vishnu's reincarnation.
Arguna goes from one problem to another but you’re likely to hear about fighting in a war and beings responsible for suffering and death. |
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Sutra
Hinduism |
Hindu books on yoga
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Upanishad
Hinduism |
Philosophical books
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Brahman
Hinduism |
Great universal god
universal soul |
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Brahmin
Hinduism |
Priestly caste of god
(top of caste system) |
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Brahma
Hinduism |
God of creation
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Shiva
Hinduism |
God of destruction
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Vishnu
Hinduism |
God of preservation
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Avatar
Hinduism |
name for god
what their gods are called when in human form |
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Krishna
Hinduism |
an incarnation of Vishnu/avatar
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Shakti
Hinduism (example?) |
gooddess who is wife, consort, companion to a god
ex. Saraswati to Brahma |
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Kali
Hinduism |
best known shakti of Shiva
Goddess of evil in its most grotesque forms |
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Lakshmi
Hinduism |
best known shakti of Vishnu
God and goddess of preservation |
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Soma
Hinduism |
traditional drug early Hindus took to enhance visions
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Maya (and Moksha)
Hinduism |
comic illusion of separation, the illusion itself
(Moksha: the illusion of separation, freedom from illusion) |
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Karma
Hinduism |
cosmic law of good effects and bad effects
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Moksha
Hinduism |
the illusion of the separation
- wanted to overcome it, represent freedom of separation, freedom from illusion (Maya) |
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Atman
Hinduism |
individual soul
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Samsara
Hinduism |
cycle of existence
"what goes around comes around" |
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4 Types of Yoga
Jnana |
yoga of the mind
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4 Types of Yoga
Bhakti |
yoga of emotions/feelings
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4 Types of Yoga
Karma |
yoga of actions
doing good deeds done behaviorally |
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4 Types of Yoga
Raja |
translates to "royal" yoga
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Ashram
Hinduism |
monestary
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Shakra (chakra)
Hinduism |
energy centers
(world axis is the spine) |
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Siddhi
Hinduism |
supernatural powers
(levitation, seeing future before it happens) magical physical abilities |
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Jainism
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demanding into discipline
moral standards needed to be kept 5 vows |
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Mahavira
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founder of Jainism
(originated 5 vows) |
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The 5 Vows of Jainism
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1. never kill/revere life: includes animals, insects, plants
2. never tell a lie 3. never steal anything that is not given to you (taking) 4. no sex 5. no posessions or ownership of anything |
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Digambara
(Jainism) |
clothed by the sky
Skyclad do not wear (or own) clothes created by Mahavira |
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Ahisma
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reverence for life
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Rahula
(Buddhism) |
the Buddha's son
many monks today have this name |
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The 4 Passing Sights
(Who saw them?) |
an sick man - illness suffering
a old man - age suffering a dead man - others suffering an ascetic (monk meditating) - avoid suffering (all seen by Gautama, but forbidden by father after turned 13) |
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The Bo Tree
(Buddhism) |
the tree that Gautama (Buddha) sat under and achieved enlightenment
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Deer park
(Buddhism) |
where the Buddha preached his first sermon
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The 4 Noble Truths
(Who wrote them?) |
1. suffering is universal
2. suffering is caused by desire/attachment 3. rid suffering by release attachment/desire 4. to eliminate desire, follow 8 fold path (Siddhartha) |
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Dukkha
Buddhism |
created "suffering is universal"
and cannot escape |
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Tanha
Buddhism |
"cause of suffering is desire"
its not wanting things, its the way in which you attach yourself to things |
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Theravada "small vehicle"
Buddhism (What does it maintain/Where is it found?/Size of Branch?) |
conservative Buddhism
tries hardest to maintain original traditions smaller branch population than Mahayana found in India, Sri lanka, Burma, Southeast ASia |
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Mahayana "where it goes"
Buddhism (Example? Where? Size of Branch?) |
accomodate to where it develops (existing traditions)
Example: Zen Buddhism in Japan or Tibet largest branch of buddhism |
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Anatman
Buddhism |
no soul
remove soul indefinable sense |
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Karuna
Buddhism |
"compassion" (passion)
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Asoka
(Buddhist) |
1st Buddhist king
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Bodhidarma
(Buddhist/what did he do with religion?) |
1st Buddhist missionary
carried religion from India to China |
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Bardo
(Bardo Thoto?) Buddhism |
between death and reincarnations
("book of the dead", best known Buddhist scripture book to help with transition time/training program) |
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Ching-t'u (Jodo)
Buddhism (Where found?/Type of Buddhism?/Resembles what?) |
"Pure Land Sect"
(found in Korea and Japan Mahayana Buddhism resembles savior figure) |
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Zen
Buddhism (Type of meditation?) |
basic principle/balance between social networks
"meditation" silent meditation |
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Zazen
Buddhism (How performed?) |
seeded silent meditation
knees forward, feet tucked under |
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Koan
Buddhism (How answered?) |
"puzzling story" with a surprising component
no simple answer to the story |
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Satori
Buddhism (How stage achieved?/ level of inspiration?) |
(sudden) burst of enlightenment
proceed a new stage slowly and gradually reach highest level of inspiration |
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Roshi
Buddhism (master of what?) |
a Zen master
Kenzo Ala, master of archery |
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Analects
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writings of Confucius
"Kung fu tze" |
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Han Fei-tzu
Buddhism (Positive or negative view?) |
only way to get people to do what's right is coerce people
make order in society by force rewards and punishment "leader of Realists" pessimistic view |
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Mo-tzu
Buddhism (Who was in between Han and Mo?) |
no law, just love
Love child of China if have enough love, it will answer all problems optimistic view (Kung Fei-tzu/Confucius in between Han and Mo: the middle path) |
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Jen
Buddhism (What does he believe in?) |
the model of the middle path in society
social harmony, he believes it is possible believes in rules and regulations, but also relationships especially family |
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Chun-tzu
(Levels?/What is it the gift of?) (Model/Dr. Thomas' true model? EXAM ANSWER) |
the person that embodies to create this social harmony
government levels and popular levels gift of bringing everything together when there is chaos (model = Dave roarman) |
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Li
(Different relationship behaviors?) |
doing things in proper way
order is created, preserved, or restored rules deal with different relationships certain behaviors appropriate in different relationships (including relationship between father and the mother) |
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Te
(What is respected?/What is the driving force?) |
Power, that resides within Chun tzu/different rules between relationships
morality is powerful and respected within society (Driving force: the sense of what is good and what is evil) |
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Wen
(Prime purpose for who?) |
translates as the arts of Peace
prime purpose of art for Confucious |
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Tao te Ching
(For what religion?) |
primary text for teachings of Daoism (focuses on nature)
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Tao
Daoism |
basic principle/movement of nature balancing itself
what is on right or left "what its about" |
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Lao-tzu
(Daoist/What were his principles?) |
by tradition, founder of Daoism
no prominent political position "principles of blending with flow of nature" not much info, subject to question (apart of Daoism mythology) |
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Wu Wei
(How must one act to achieve?) |
"actionless action"
not acting on world to make conscious change simply go with flow of nature without interference |
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Yin
(balancing acts) |
passive side
recessive |
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Yang
(balancing acts) |
more active side
aggressive |
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T'ai Chi
Daoism (Combo of what?/What does it illustrate?) |
combination of exercise and dance
illustrates the balancing acts of the tao |
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I Ching
(Original way and modern way?) |
book of oracles
take any question you have to oracle (Originally started by tossing 40 sticks in air and observing how they land on ground and how you pick up) moder way to use coins |
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Similarities between buddhism and hinduism
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belief in Karma and reincarnation
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Daoism
(Formerly known as? Basic principles?) |
formerly Taoism
(path of nature) basic principle of balance blending in with flow of nature |
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Confucianism
(Path?/Goal?) |
path of society
goal: to have harmonious society |
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Buddhism
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nothingness (the very thing that holds this together)
"path within" the middle path into the path of meditation |
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Hinduism
(Means of salvation?/Goal of religion?) |
"everythingness"
Reaching enlightenment by the Path of Knowledge, the Path of devotion, or the Path of Good Deeds (To break the cycle of birth, death and reincarnation, and attain salvation) |