Studied by 16 people
Caste
level/job
Atman
soul
Samsara
reincarnation
Brahmins
priests
Brahman
1 god in Hindu Trinity
Dharma (in hinduism)
“perform your duty”
Vedas
revealed scriptures
Upanishads/Mahabharata
hindu holy books
Bhagavad Gita
1 chapter of hindu holy books
Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma (hindu trinity)
destroyer, preserver, creater
Mokshah (release)
achieve enlightenment
Karma
cause/effect how you do your job
Diwali
festival of lights, light over darkness
Siddhartha Guatama
Buddha
Therevada/Hinyana Buddhism
2 sects; lesser vehicle, greater vehicle
Tibetan Buddhism
Buddha not divine
Mahayana Buddhism
Buddha is divine
Bodhisattva
somebody who achieved enlightenment comes back to help others
4 Noble Truths
suffering, craving, karma, path to get there
8-fold path
moral behavior
Dharma (in Buddhism)
following the teachings of Buddha
Pali Canon
earliest Buddhist text Theravada
Sutra
scripture Mahayana
Dali Lama
bodhisattva
Nirvana
enlightenment
Mandate of Heaven
ideology to legitimize the rule of emperor
Kong-tzu (Confucius)
guy who spread Confuianism
Lao-tzu
author of Daoism book
Dao
the force/harmony w/ nature
Dao de Jing (Tao te Ching)
book that Lau-tzu wrote
Yin/Yang
balance of good & evil
Analects
sayings of Confucius/holy book
Xiao (Filial Piety)
be good to your parents
Ren (Internal Virtue)
being a good person
Li (External Rituals)
rituals
5 relationships
ruler/subject, father/son, elder brother/younger brother, husband/wife, friend/friend
Zhuangzi (Zhuang Zhou)
text from Daoism like Dao de Jing
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Apostles
followers/close friends of Jesus
St. Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
spread Christianity, but didn’t know Jesus
Constantine
Roman Emperor converts to Christianity
Gospels (names of those included & meaning of word “gospel”)
apostles wrote books about the life of Jesus; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
New Testament
new Bible
Holy Trinity
Father, son, holy spirit
Council of Nicaea
1st council to address all the believers —> Constantinople
Nicene Creed
document that combines all the denominations of Christianity
Orthodox vs Heretic
those who believe correctly vs those who believe falsely
Diaspora
communities of a cultural group away from their homeland
Abraham
founding figure of Judaism
Moses
1st savior figure, saves by bringing Jews out of Egypt
Kingdom of Israel
King David was 1st Jewish king and Israelite religion
10 commandments
decalogue; 1. love god more than anything else; 2. don’t make anything more important than god; 3. always say God’s name w/ love & respect; 4. honor the Lord by resting on the 7th day of the week; 5. love & respect your mom & dad; 6. never hurt anyone; 7. always be faithful to your husband or wife; 8. don’t take anything that isn’t yours; 9. always tell the truth; 10. be happy with what you have. don’t wish for other people’s things
Torah (5 books of moses)
main section of Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible (how is it different than the Christian Bible?)
similar to the old testament
Shamanism & Animism
unseen spiritual world; natural elements have soul
Ancestor Veneration
respect for dead
Syncretism
mixing of religions
Monasticism
monk way of life, like Avatar the Last Airbender
Secularism
separation of state from religion
Ascetic
self discipline/abstinence for religious reasons
Universal Religions
religions all over the world
Ethnic Religions
specific to 1 area/country
Polytheism
multiple gods
Monotheism
1 god
Canonical/Canon
books that are chosen to be part of the holy text are those books that are part of the “canon” or canonical books; all the versions put together, new & old testament
Patriarchy
male dominated society
5 pillars
1.shahada - faith; 2. salah - prayer; 3. sawm - fasting; 4. zakat - charity; 5. hajj - pilgrimage
Allah
God in arabic
Hadith
written down sayings of Prophet Muhammad
Hijab
head covering women wear
Imam
priest in Islam
Islam means to:
submit to the will of God
Jihad
spiritual quest for God (NOT like Jihad vs McWorld)
Jizya
tax on nonmuslim businesses
Ka’aba
monument in Makkah where Muslims pray
Kalipha (Caliph)
leaders
4 Rightly Guided Caliphs
Abu Bakr (Sunni), Ali (Shia), Usman, Omar
Muhammad
last Prophet
Muslim is a person who:
submits to the will of God
Qur’an (what is it? What does the word mean?)
holy book of Islam; word of Allah given to Prophet Muhammad through Angel Jibreel (Gabriel)
Ramadan
month of fasting
Sharia
Islamic law
Shi’a
sect that believes in Ali as the leader of Islam after Prophet Muhammad died
Sunni
sect that believes in Abu Bakr as the leader of Islam after Prophet Muhammad died
Sufi
another sect of Islam that wants to connect to god spiritually vs the other sects’ practices
Umma
Muslim community
Mosque
place of worship, like a temple or church
Mecca
place of Prophet Muhammad’s birth
Hijrah
migration of Muslims from Makkah to Medina to escape persecution
Medina
place Prophet Muhammad migrated to
Henotheism
I have my God you have yours, that’s okay
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