religion midterm

belief in many gods

belief in all gods/their divinity

experience of the divine or holy presence, sometimes involving intellectual belief and sometimes emphasizing personal trust

creeds, doctrines, teachings like the 5 pillars, 4 Noble Truths, Nicene Creed

modern worldview vs. pre modern worldview, science and history vs. stories and symbols

the value of human actions, such as the 10 commandments, Sharia Law, and karma

religious ceremonies such as the pilgrimages, Mass, bar mitzvah

faith and mysticism (how your religion experiences God(s))

community of believers such as parish, congregation,

Buddhist community

Muslim community

statues, icons, architecture, churches, mosques, synagogues, Ganges River

a religious belief based on divine revelation, especially one regarded as beyond human understanding

the understanding of the nature of the universe

indigenous people of Australia

When the land was inhabited by the ancestors (Aboriginal). Explains how all life came to be

a natural form, such as an animal or rock, that symbolizes an Ancestor in Aboriginal

a system that dictates that certain sacred things and activities are set aside for specific members of a group and forbidden to others

a tribe located in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. believes that the god Orisha-nla started to create the world in Ife; cosmology divides the universe into two worlds: heaven and earth. Heaven is an invisible place where the gods and ancestors live. Earth is a visible place where human beings and evil beings such as witches and sorcerers live

the use of various techniques for gaining knowledge about an individual’s future or about the cause of a personal problem; helps the individual decide how to proceed with their life

The religion of the Plains is a representation of Native American religion; believes that four souls leave when a person dies. One soul is sent to an old woman in the Milky Way and either allows it to join the ancestors or return to the earth as a ghost. The other souls enter unborn children and are reborn into new bodies

a Lakota name for the supreme reality, often referring collectively to sixteen deities

Trickster figure of Lakota

a type of supernatural being who tends to disrupt the normal course of life.

lived in Highly developed civilizations with around fifteen million people, while other tribes were smaller and lived in villages; emphasized the interrelationships between myth and ritual in religion like other tribes

declaration completed on October 28, 1965 by Pope Paul; stated that jewish people of the time of Christ, and all Jewish people today are not more responsible for the death of Christ than Christians. They also addressed the other major world religions

the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler

The wheel of rebirth

The Hindu term for liberation

Ethical duty based on the divine order of reality

The moral law of cause and effect

the burning of the widow

A incarnation, or living embodiment, of a deity, who is sent to earth to accomplish a divine purpose

abstains from food, and drink–focuses on prayer and meditation

Hinduism's most popular text

false (at one with brahman)

The eternal self that is reincarnated (Brahman is Atman, and Atman is Brahman)

The doctrine of monism holds that All reality is ultimately one

belief in many gods

Brahma (the creator), Shiva (the destroyer), and Vishnu (the preserver)

made up of priests

warriors and administrators

producers (farmers, merchants, artisans)

servants and laborers

birth

The first stage is as a student. The second stage is being a householder and starting a family. The third stage is the forest dweller. The fourth stage is returning to society, but staying distant from normal attractions and distractions.

karma, artha, dharma, moksha

pleasure; sensual love

material success and social prestige

karma marga, jnaan marga, bhakti marga

path of works

path of knowledge

path of devotion

he exhorted the hindus to conquer the muslims with their love, gandhi believed that hindiusm was assimilating and not exclusive and definitely not proselytizing

a perfected person who has gained insight into existence and achieved nirvana

not self

impermanence

the state of eternal bliss that is ultimate salvation

Retain from taking life, refrain from taking what is not given, refrain from the misuse of senses, refrain from wrong speech, refrain from intoxicants that cloud the mind

The spiritual leader of Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism

The Buddhist community

Rejects the extremes of asceticism and sensual indulgence.

greed and desire, which leads to dukkha which is suffering and pain

Buddha (yellow jewel), Dharma (blue jewel), and Sangha (red jewel)

Born into the Kshatriya caste

Old age, sickness, death, and a wandering ascetic; everyone gets old, disease threatens everyone and their happiness, death finds everyone; first three show the reality of suffering in the world, last shows the search for salvation.

Right understanding, ethical conduct, right speech, right action, right livelihood, mental discipline, right effort

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