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Ecumenism final Flashcards

1
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Brahman

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Many deities but 1 Imperosnal reality

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How do you worship Brahman

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Through deities

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Atman

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Soul stuck in samsara

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Samsara

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Cycle of death and rebirth

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Maya

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Illusion caused by at Atman getting lost in the world

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Karma

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Everything has moral consequences

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Moksha

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Ultimate goal in life. Freedom from samsara

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Caste system

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Teachers/priests, nobles and warriors, merchants, servants

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4 stages of life

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Student, householder, retirement, and renunciate

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Bhakti yoga

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Path of devotion

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4 duties of life

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Karma, dharma, Artha, and moksha

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Raja yoga

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Path of meditation

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Karma yoga

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Selfless action

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Jnana yoga

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Path of knowledge

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Vishnu

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Preserver of existence

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Kali

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Fierce for, of goddess, destruction and renewal

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4 noble sights

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Old man, sick man, dead man, and holy man

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When did Buddha reach nirvana

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His 35th birthday

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3 marks of existence

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Anatta, amicable, and dukkha

20
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Anatta

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No permanent soul

21
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Anicca

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Nothing is permanent

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Dukkha

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Suffering can’t be avoided

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4 noble truths

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All life invovles suffering, suffering is caused by desire, suffering ends when desire ends, follow 8 fold noble path

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3 jewels

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Buddha, dharma, and sangha

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Nirvana

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Escape from samsara

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Theravada Buddhism

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Wisdom, buddhas original teachings

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Mahayana Buddhism

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Greater frat, emphasize on compassion, spiritual progress

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Pure land Buddhism

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Realm beyond suffering and outside of samsara

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Vajrayana buddhzim

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Rituals and mantras

30
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Mezuzah

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Sacred duty of sanctifying home

31
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Tefillin

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Used every morning by Jews over age 13, reminds them to be holy throughout the day

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Tzitzit

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Visible fringes from the Torah worn as reminder of mitzvot

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Woman’s mitzvot

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Sabbath candles are lit 18 mins before susnet

34
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Jewish purity laws emphasize reverence and holiness

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Mikvah

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Mikvah

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Bath that Jewish women go into when on their periods

36
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Point of the mikvah

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To have married couples focus on non-intamite parts of their relationship

37
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Shema

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Emphasized Jewish monotheism and is central to mitzvot

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