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Definitions and key terms related to various world religions, including christianity, buddhism, taoism, confucianism, judaism, and islam. Topics covered include the founders, fundamental beliefs, practices, and significant texts of each religion. This document serves as a useful resource for students and scholars of religious studies.
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Jesus- Joshua (hebrew) meaning savior "Christ"- meaninganointedone or mesiah Jesus and the 12 disciples began as a cult and developed into a sect Crucified by Rome TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Prince Siddhartha Gautama of Sakyas (the Budha) "Budh" meaning awake Died by eating bad, dry boars meat (thankful because he can enter nervana) TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Old Man Sick Man Dead Man Monk TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Life is suffering The cause of suffering is desire To end suffering, avoid desires To avoid desires follow the 8 fold path TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Right View Right Intention Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Concentration
Refuge in the Buddha Refuge in the Dharma (teachings) Refuge in the Sangha (community of monks) TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Impermanence-anica Existence in suffering (dukkha) No soul or atman *No sense of fixed identity, nothing lasts. TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 Great Raft TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 Little Raft TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 To cool by blowing.Release of greed, hatred, and delusion.Buddha says it isunimaginable.
Children look up to their parents Wife looks up to husband Younger sibling looks up to older sibling Younger friend looks up to older fried Subject looks up to ruler *All must be worthy to look up to TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 Archaic (no founder) TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 Pentateuch/Torah- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,Deuteronomy Historical Books-Joshua through Esther Poetry & Wisdom-Job, Psalms, Song of Songs Prophetic writings TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 J= Jahwist E= Elohist D= Deuteronnomist P= Priestly TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Jewish-365 prohibitions (1 per day)-248 positive (1 for each limb of the human body)
Matthew 70 C.E.Mark 65 C.E.Luke 70 C.E.John 90 C.E. TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 Conventional- common knowledge Correspondence- proposition correctly refers to reality Coherence- relationship between facts, ideas, experiences and beliefs Contextual- Appear to be true depending on context Alethia- revelation, a light comes on TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 Shahadah- Unity of God/ Confessions of faith Prayer/Salat- 5x day, washing before Charity/Alms- 2 1/2% of everything Fasting/Ramadan- Birth of Qur'an, sundown meal Pilgrimidge/Hadj to Mecca TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 Roman CatholicEastern OrthodoxProtestant TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 Mohammed, meaning "highly praised" Born in 570 C.E. in Mecca
YHWHI am who I am becoming. TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 History of religion/religions Comparing of other truths TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 No founder (archaic)