Rel 231

encounters with ultimate reality may be called: (A) ecstatic communion (B) gnosis (C) self-knowledge (D) All of the above

buddhist monks are called ....... and buddhist nuns are called

List the four sights that siddhartha witnessed

Religious rituals may involve: (a) patterned performance (b) reptition (c) purposefulness (d) all of the above

the term buddha means

Ancient Chinese belief that great spiritual being and ruler of the universe was called

According to ancient Chinese tradition, the cosmos is a manifestation of an impersonal self-generating energy known as

the appearance of sacred reality in human form is called

which of these terms is the closest opposite to the term monotheistic

Dogma is

The gaia theory proposes

the confucian virtue ren basically means

the deity who watches over family's actitities is known as

a symbol for the unity that many indigenous cultures use is that of the

the supreme being for most indigenous peoples is a god who is a

a memorial dome which contains relics of the buddha is called

stories of the buddha's past lives are known as

in indigenous religions, everthing in nature is experienced as

in many indigenous religions, if one must ut down a tree or kill an animal, one must first

in the eternal " dream time" there is no

what is the triple Gem(or three refuges)? the

the collection of ancient scriptures used by Theravada Buddhists is called

the religious texts often considered to be the foundations of hinduism are called the

the hindu god of fire is

the belief that the soul leaves the dead body and enters a new one is called

the cycle of death and rebirth is known as

the form of buddhism that offers faithful prayers to Amida Buddha is known as

what is the name for a hindu spiritual teacher

in Mahayana Buddhism, a being dedicated to attaining englightenment is called a

The Japanese teacher Nichiren believed that the essence of Buddhism could be found in

Siddhartha was born in the mountains of Japan

the founder of Buddhism was a contemporary of

Lakshmi is the goddess of

the tern anatman means

which order of ascetic Jain monks is called "white clad" because of the way they dress?

Jiva means

the word Jain derives from this term, meaning " winner over one's passions."

Jainism has no

in which country would you likely not to find Theravada Buddhist practitioners

the dichotomy between sacred and profane is applicable to all religions

Religions that worship the divine in many forms are known as polytheistic.

Historical-critical studies of scriptures assert that scriptures are a mixture of many elements, includingmyths, cultural influences, ethical instructions, copying mistakes, actual history, and genuine spiritual inspiration

rites of passage commemorate the transport of slaves from Africa

In

shamans focus only on healing physical illness

hindu tradition teaches that the vedas are not the work of humans

hindu philosophical systems include both dualistic and monistic viewpoints

the most popular form of yoga is bhakti yoga

the god vishnu periodically appears in earthly incarnations

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hindu worship can be carried out both in the home and in the temple

images of the jain tirthankaras all look exactly alike

jains typically follow a strict vegetarian diet

jainism rejects the idea of a cycle of death and rebirth

the discipline, which seeks to understand and compare religous patterns from around the world, is known .

a narrative that uses concrete symbols in order to convey abstract ideas is known as a

symbolic stories which communities use to explain the universe and their place within it are known as

in contrast to the industrial world's attempts to use and dominate the earth, native people now consider themselves of their mother, the earth

the hindu word for religion, which also refers to duty natural law, social welfare, ethics health and transcendental realization

blank holds that scientific discoveries of the complexities of life are proof of the existence of a creator

The rare quality of a personal magnetism often ascribed to founders of religion is known as

the hindu term for actions or consequences of an action is called

visual contact with the divine is known as

the order or ascetic jain monks noted for their nudity is called sky clad or

the jain principle of non absolutism or manifold aspects is known as

Theravada mindfulness meditation techniques are known as

Dukkha means

According to mahayana buddhism, the Buddha is present

which of the following is not one of the Three Root Afflictions

buddhist teaching differs from hindu teaching in that

Vajrayana Buddhism is

Buddhist temples serve as

who was the follower of confucius who disagreed with the belief in the goodness of human nature

the belief in practicing confucianism because Buddhism and Daoism brought moral and political weakness to society is called

The earliest Shinto places of worship were probably

Which most closely translates the Japanese word Kami?

Amaterasu is Goddess of the

Shinto priests and priestesses are traditionally not expected to meditate and it is common for them to be

The quality of misfortune or impurity is known as

seasonal festivals are reminders to the people that they are descendants of the

the buddha appointed his disciple Ananda to be his successor

an infant of 32-33 days of age is taken by parents to a shinto shrine for the purpose of

outside of japan, shinto is a common faith only in hawaii and

the controversy surrounding the yasukuni shrine concerns

buddhism accepts the hindu cast system

buddhism is often described as a non theistic religion

the buddha encouraged gossip as a harmless way to analyze ones feelings towards others

there have always been about as many buddhist monks as there are nuns

tibetaan buddhism suffered persecution at the hands of communis china

contemporary buddhists do not think that buddhism can provide answers for social problems

zen buddhims is said to preserve the buddha's teachings through mind to mind transmission rather than scriptures.

vesak is the most important buddhist festival

waht is a kirpan

chan buddhism focuses predominately on meditation

buddhism was brought to the west through missionaries

the text used in divination is called the

when asked to define the essentials of strong government confucius stated the only true essential is that

confucius focused his teachings very much on the here and now and consequently taught very little about

what has confucianism always advocated as the only means to social reform

the practice which helps one determine the harmonious placement of a building or objects is known as

business conducted according to confucian ethics is known as

the two aspects of chi or qi representing dark and light or femaile and male are

ancestor veneration is an important featureof ancient chinese religious traditions

daoism and confucianism flourished in which country

sacred rituals that are especially important in the veneration of ancestors are called

the creative rhythm of the universe is called

a major theme of daoism is

the philosophical basis of daoism is expounded in which of the following

which of the following martial arts is associated with daoism

who is your love in this universe

which of the follwing was the given name for the individual now known commonly as confucius

what is your purpose in life according to doemaimeism

which one of the time perids below was a spiritual high point in many cultures and included the life of the buddha, the hebrew prophets and the birth of daoism and confucianism

confucius work was

during the cultural revolution in china, confucian tradition was denounced

it is common for aspects of daoism and confucianism to be blended in practice

japaniese people often go to shinto shrines for death rites

some japanese scholars likened li to the way of the kami

today shinto shrines can only be found in japan

the holy book of sikhism is now known as the

when the fifth guru first compled sikh hymns and the poems of hindu and muslim saints, the text was called the

the sikh community is known as the

the devotional practice of singing or chanting passages from the sikh scriptures is called

the region of india where sikhism arose is called

khalsa initiates strive to vanquish the five evils of

sikh separatists have demand a sikh state to be called

the holy name of god in sikhism is referred to as

traditional stories about guru nanaks's life are called

sikhism reveres ten human gurus

according to the dao de jing, the dao that can be told of is the absolute dao

the practice of wu wei involves careful observance of confucian rituals of filial piety

the many forms of daoist practice are no longer undertaken

singapore's annual courtesy campaign is infulenced by confucian values

confucian thought was rejected in japan

divination is the practice of worshipping divine spirits

in shinto, bringing one's life into harmony with nature is called

sikhism teaches that the ego is a major barrier to spiritual progress

more than a quarter of the indian population is sikh

shinto has no ethical requirements, no sacred literature, and no

the shinto waterfall purification ritual is known as

in shinto, the sacred is both immanent and

kami refers to a quality. it means that which evokes

what is the cleansing ceremony, usually performed by a shinto priest, which involves waving a piece of wood from a sacred tree

the major chronicles of shinto are written down in two parts the

shinto is an indigenous religion of korea

the japanese had no word for nature until the seventh century ce

state shinto promoted the belief that the emperor was the offspring of amaterasu

the oharai ceremony may be performed on new cars

guru nanak advocated strict asceticism as a means to knowing god

the sikh gurus refused to become involved in political and military conflicts

in 1996, sikh authorities issued a declaration that women should be allowed to read publicly from the guru granth sahib

the majority of the worlds sikhs today live in pakistan

the leadership of sikh gurdwaras is hereditary

sikhs played an important role in india's struggle for independence from the british

in recent years there have been conflicts between hindus and sikhs

who founded sikhism

the word sikh means

the founder of sikhism had an important religious experience best described as

the egalitarian communal kitchen is known as

the place where the guru granth sahib is enshrined and where public worship takes place is known as

the most holy city for sikhs is

one of the sikh names for god is

guru gobind singh

the sants

the five beloved ones are

akhand path is a continuous reading of the guru granth sahib from the start to finish.