Divinity summer Flashcards
Brahman (Hinduism)
The one supreme god Hindus believe in ; they worship one God in many forms
Trimurti (Hinduism)
The three main deities in Hinduism
Vishnu (Hinduism)
‘the preserver’
Shiva (Hinduism)
‘the destroyer’- he has nine avatars
Krishna (Hinduism)
The best known avatar of Vishnu
Puja (Hinduism)
Worship in Hinduism
Mandir (Hinduism)
The temple in Hinduism
Monotheistic
Belief in one God as the creator and sustainer of all things as opposed to polytheistic
Covenant
Promise between two parties
Abrahamic covenant (Judaism)
Promise between Abraham and God: has three parts
Tanakh (Judaism)
The sacred writings and history of Judaism
Messiah (Christianity)
The ‘Christ’ or ‘Anointed one’
The crucifixion (Christianity)
Christian reference to the death of Jesus on the cross
The Resurrection (Christianity)
Christian reference to Jesus returning from the dead
The Ascension (Christianity)
Christian reference to Jesus returning to heaven
Trinity (Christianity)
One God present in three persons: Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Easter
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus
Christmas
Celebrates the birth of Jesus
Muhammad (Islam)
The Prophet of Islam who received revelations from God through Gabriel
Tawhid (Islam)
The belief that “there is no God except God” (Allah in Islam)
Shirk (Islam)
The greatest sin in Islam: “Worshipping anything other than Allah”
Risalah (Islam)
Refers to the important role played by prophets in Islam
Akhirah (Islam)
Belief in the afterlife; the second part of life, after death
Dunya (Islam)
This world/ this part of life (as opposed to Akhirah; life after death)
Salah (Islam)
Signs of submission to Allah; ritual prayer
Sawm (Islam)
Practice of ‘fasting’ during the month of Ramadan
Hajj (Islam)
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Zakat (Islam)
Charity
Shahadah (Islam)
Verbal acknowledgement of God’s oneness
Guru Nanek Dev Ji (Sikhism)
Founder of Sikhism
Mool Mantar (Sikhism)
The statement of belief in Sikhism; repeated daily
Ik Onkar (Sikhism)
“there is only one God”
Gurdwara (Sikhism)
Sikh place of worship
Khanda (Sikhism)
The symbol of Sikhism; double edged sword
Middle Way (Bhud)
The way the Buddha taught people to live their lives
Siddhartha Gautama (Bhud)
The Indian prince who is known as the Bhudda
Hedonism
Pleasure and enjoyment of the material world as a system of ethics
Asceticism
Turning away from the hedonism and suffering of this world
Dalai Lama (Bhud)
The leader of Tibetan Buddhism
Meditation (Bhud)
Key religious practice; used in Buddhism
Aum (Bhud)
Sanskrit word for the symbol of Hinduism. Its meaning is complex but it is a sacred sound that represents God or creation
Abraham (Jud)
A man who lived some four thousand years ago and is regarded as the key figure in Judaism because it was with him that God made a covenant (Patriarch of Judaism)(Father of Judaism)
Descendants
Sons/Daughters or offsprings from a certain person
Patriarch
A Male leader of any form
