world religions quiz two

moksha (hinduism- but also in jainism, buddhism, sikhism)

liberation, the final release from samsara

nirvana (buddhism)

the ultimate goal of buddhist practice, the extinguishing of unwholesome desire and suffering

the vedas (hinduism)

four acient collections (samhitas) of hymns and other religious materials

adi granth (sikhism)

sikhism’s most important sacred text and, since the death of gru brohind singh in 1708, sikhism’s primary earthly authority; traditionally known as sri gru granth sahib

shrine shinto (shinto)

sacred space in japan’s indigenous shinto religion built to house and honor kami (spirits or deities)

brahma (hinduism)

creator- supreme, ultimate reality that is the source of being and all knowing

vishnu (hinduism)

preserver (of order in the world)

shiva (hinduism)

destroyer and transformer of the universe

four noble truths definition (buddhism)

form the basis of the dharma in buddhism; suffering is inherent in human life, suffering is caused by desire, there can be an end to desire, and the way to end desire is the noble eightfold path

four noble truths (buddhism)

suffering is inherent in life

the cause of suffering is desire

there is a way to put an end to desire and suffering

the way in the noble eightfold path (way of life that leads to enlightenment)

anatman (buddhism)

no-self- the buddha’s doctrine that there is no independent and eternal self or soul underlying personal existence

non-absolutism (jainism)

the doctrine that ultimate truth and reality are multifaceted, and no single human perspective can capture the whole truth

dharma (buddhism)

the teachings of buddha

samsara (buddhism)

the continuing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; also this worldly realm in which the cycle recurs

guru nanak (sikhism)

founder of sikhism

ahimsa (jainism)

non-violence and not desiring to harm- both are the avoidance of violence toward other life forms and an active sense of compassion toward them; a basic principle of jainism

dao (daoism)

the path or way

confucianism- entire ideal human order ordained by the absolute, tain

daoism- the primary source of cosmos, the very ground of all beings