The name of the Digambara branch literally means what?
sky-clothed.
Hylozoism, the metaphysical philosophy of Jainism
sees life in everything, even what is inanimate.
Nanak like the Hindus, believed in what?
reincarnation and karma.
The religions of Sikhism first developed in what territory?
The Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
What was Nanak's name for God?
True Name
Sallekhana means
Holy death
The Jains consider Mahavira to be what?
The twenty-fourth "crossing-maker"
Jains believe that perfected souls
dissappear from the world and live at the top of the universe
What is the Adi Granth?
the most important Sikh scripture
Jainism seems to be most strongly concerned about
breaking the power of bondage to the physical world.
One of the requirements of the Khalsa was
no alcohol
Jain monasticism has split into how many branches
4
What is the sangat?
a Sikh religious group
Jainism was a strong influence on who?
Ghandi
Jainism places great emphasis on
ahimsa
What item worn by the Sikh Khalsa symbolizes strengths?
Steel bracelet
The center of the Sikh religion is at
Amritsar
How many Sikh gurus were there before the human line ended
10
Most Jains practice the devotional activity called
puja
What was the theme of Nanak's teaching?
There is no Hindu, there is no muslim
Jains allow and even recommends what?
gentle suicide after a long life of virtue
Jainism sees reality as made up of what?
life(jiva) and nonlife(ajiva)
Some Sikhs want a
Sikh nation, separate from India
Mahavira means
hero or great man
What is a Sikh temple called?
gurdwara
Adi Granth means
original collection
Jainism as taught by Mahavira, emerged in India about the time of what other great teacher?
Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha
Tirthankara is the Jain name that is translated as a
crossing marker
The Jain worldview holds that a Creator
does not exist
The worldview of Sikhism is similar to the Hindu philosophical school called...
Sankhya
