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24 Cards in this Set
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Animism
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From the Latin anima, meaning "spirit," "soul," "life force"; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits.
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Immanent
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Existing and operating within nature.
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Structuralism
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An analytical approach that looks for universal structures that underlie language, mental processes, mythology, kinship, and religions; this approach sees human activity as largely determined by such underlying structures.
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Pantheiam
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The belief that everything in the universe is divine.
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Transcendent
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"Climbing beyond" (Latin); beyond time and space.
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Bhakti
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Devotion to a deity or guru.
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Karma
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The moral law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth.
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Samsara
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The everyday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth.
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Vedas
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Foyr collections of ancient prayers and rituals.
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Atman
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The spiritual essence of all individual human beings.
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Koan
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In Chan and Zen Buddhism, a question that cannot be answered logically; a technique used to test consciousness and bring awakening.
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Bodhi
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Enlightenment.
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Samadhi
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A state of deep awareness, the result of intensive meditation.
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Bodhisattva
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"Enlightenment being"; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially one who does not enter nirvana but it constantly reborn to help others;a heavenly being of compassion.
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Nirvana
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The release from suffering and rebirth that brings inner peace.
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Dao
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The mysterious origin of the universe, which is present and visible in everything.
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Qi(Ch'i)
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The life force
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Wu Wei
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"No action," "no strain"; doing only what comes spontaneously and naturally; effortlessness.
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Yin
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The receptive aspect of the universe that expresses itself in silence, darkness, coolness, and rest.
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Yang
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The active aspect of reality that expresses itself in speech, light, and heat.
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Kami
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A spirit, God, or goddess of Shinto.
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Kamidana
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A shelf or home alter for the veneration of kami.
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Junzi
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"Noble person," the refined human ideal of Confuianism.
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Li
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Appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette.
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