Flashcards: Religion Part 1
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schooltodd on January 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 reincarnation | belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death |
| karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
| nirvana | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment |
| enlightenment | in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe |
| dharma | in Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste |
| yin/yang | two forces in the universe, according to Chinese Theory: Yin is the passive, negative force, and Yang the active, positive force |
| daoism/taoism | founded by Laozi, means the way of virtue, Harmony with nature. Detachment from material things. |
| kami | gods or nature spirits of Japanese religion, which lived in all things, such as waterfalls, sand, and great trees |
| animism | the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls |
| vedas | Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. |
| confucius | CHINA'S FIRST GREAT THINKER; TAUGHT THAT PEOPLE SHOULD PUT THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FIRST |
| Brahman | a single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything, in Hinduism he was the Creator |