Exam Flashcards
What does Dakkha achieve for Buddhists?
The first Truth is known as dukkha, which presents the idea that life is unsatisfactory and that physical and emotional discomfort, as well as pain, are inevitable experiences for all human beings. This truth that the Buddha came to understand led him to another three Noble Truths.
What does Tanha achieve for Buddhists?
“It is this ‘thirst’ (tanha) which produces re-existence and re-becoming, and which is bound up with passionate greed and which finds fresh delight now here and now there, namely, thirst for sense pleasures (kama-tanha), thirst for existence and becoming (bhava-tanha) and thirst for non-existence (vibhava-tanha)”.
What does Niroda achieve for Buddhists?
Nirodha is the third of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism, meaning the stopping (or cessation) of suffering, through breaking the cycle of craving and desire. , meaning ‘cessation’ or stopping. By attempting to stop all craving, Buddhists can break the cycle of craving and arising.
What does Magga achieve for Buddhists?
The word magga means ‘path’., meaning ‘path’. Once a person has decided to pursue Buddhist principles to decrease their suffering, find inner calm, or even attain enlightenment. In Buddhism, it releases a person from the cycle of rebirth.
What significance does Kosher have
In Hebrew, “kosher” means fit or proper. Kosher food is any food fit for consumption by Jewish people. The laws of kosher define which foods a person can and cannot eat, and also how they should produce and handle certain foods. The laws also state which combinations of foods people should avoid.
What significance does the Tanakh have
The Tanakh is important because it is the written text that shows the Jews how to live and order every aspect of their lives. The Torah contains the first five books and is also called the law.
What significance does the Tehillim have
Tehillim is recited at all occasions and at the life cycle events in Judaism’s practice and ritual. Tehillim is joyous and song-filled; it is also sober and realistic. It comes to comfort us in our hour of need and to console us in the midst of our sense of loss, pain and grief.
How do religions teach morals to their adherents?
People in some religious traditions, such as Christianity, may derive ideas of right and wrong from the rules and laws set forth in their respective authoritative guides and by their religious leaders. Divine Command Theory equates morality to adherence to authoritative commands in a holy book.
Why are sacred texts important to adherents?
They provide adherents with practical applications to the written law, exploring the expectations regarding all aspects of life, including prayer, agriculture, traditions, relationships, finance and sacrifices.
what makes texts sacred
- Time - over time books
become respected - Authorship - significant
writer - Historical - tells a story
about faith tradition - Divinely inspired (Word of
God) Stated by authority
(told it’s divine by
significant religious
figures)
What is the difference between Tanakh and Talmud?
The word Tenakh is an acronym. made up of the three sections found within the book: Torah. The word Torah can be used in a narrow sense to mean the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (The Five Books of Moses) and also in a wider sense to include the whole of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud.
What is the difference between Hadith and Quran
It is the first and ultimate source of Islamic Shariah. The Quran is viewed as an authentic and faultless word of Allah. The Hadith is a collection of narratives about the prophet Muhammad.
Why is there evil in the world?
The problem of evil is the question of how to reconcile the existence of evil and suffering with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God.
Describe how the sacred text of Judiasm informs moral codes.
The moral code of Judaism derives from Jewish law. The commandments include both ritual instructions on how to properly worship God and moral stipulations on how to live with and treat others. Prophetic Literature Addresses injustice, oppression, and moral wrongdoing. It emphasises compassion, justice, and social responsibility. Wisdom Literature are books like the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes that offer practical advice for virtuous living.
Identify and explain the five Pillars to followers of Islam.
The five pillars – the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj) – constitute the basic norms of Islamic practice. They are accepted by Muslims globally irrespective of ethnic, regional or sectarian differences.
