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Exam 2 Religions Flashcards

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Islam ultimate Concern

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Paradise

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Islam belief in God

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God is one/ no partner

Shirk is the sin of believing God has partners and is unforgivable

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Islam Belief in Angels

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Hierarchy between God and man.
Gabriel is highest ranked
Each person is assigned 2 angels (good/bad).
Jinn are at bottom of hierarchy

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Islam belief in Prophets

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Each nation has received a prophet to proclaim God is one. Each for a specific age.
Only Muhammad is for all time (Seal of Prophets)

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Islam belief in 4 Holy Books

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  1. Tawrat (Moses/ Torah)
  2. Zabur (David/ Psalms)
  3. Injil (Jesus/ Gospels)
  4. Qur’an (Muhammed) only uncorrupted
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Islam belief in Day of Judgement

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Deeds weigh in
Paradise or Hell
Only God knows results
No assurance they will be accepted by God

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5 beliefs of Islam

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  1. God (is one)
  2. Angels
  3. Prophets of God
  4. 4 Holy Books
  5. Day of Judgement
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2 types of Hinduism

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  1. Shankara’s Advaita Vendanta

2. Hindu Bhakti

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Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta Ultimate Concern

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Moksha (Liberation of release from the iron law of Samsara)

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Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta view of reality

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  1. Gods: Appearance- lover level of reality (like a dream or stage play)
  2. Self: tangibly real aspect of atman (individual self)
  3. world: Maya (illusion)
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Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta Human Problem

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Ignorance of Brahman

  1. we wrongly identify the finite with the real
  2. This keeps us in Samsara (Endless cycle of Life, death and rebirth
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Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta Resolution:

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Knowledge of Brahman (Hindu word for the impersonal essence and spirit of the cosmos, which never changes and is one with all that is), which comes by meditation and asceticism

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Hindu Bhakti Concern

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Moksha (Liberation or release from the iron law of samsara

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Hindu Bhakti Reality

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God: real, can save, take different forms
Self: finite mode of god; will retain individuality
World: real (no levels) but not a place of hope or fulfillment; change is real

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Hindu Bhakti Human Problem

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Samsara because of ignorance (of a personal god) and karma

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Hindu Bhakti Resolution

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bhakti (love and surrender) and prasada (divine grace)

  1. Monkey school- grace and effort
  2. Cat school- only grace
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Buddhism 2 types

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  1. Theravada

2. Mahayana

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Theravada

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  1. Concern: Liberation in nirvana (end of individuality)
  2. Reality: Gods exist but cannot help, Self (none, many lives before nirvana in many heavens and hells), World is in flux (process not a thing/no beginning or end)
  3. Human problem is suffering in samara because of ignorance of Buddha’s teachings
  4. Resolution: Acceptance of Buddha’s teaching and practice of virtues and Noble 8fold path
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Mahayana

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  1. concern: rebirth in a heaven/ becoming Buddha
  2. Reality: Gods (many), Self (none in theory but yes in practice), World (either impermanent of unreal)
  3. Basic Human Problem: suffering in samsara
  4. Resolution: Pure Land school (call in faith on Amitabha Buddah), Other Philosophical Schools
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4 Noble Truths of Buddhism

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  1. All is suffering
  2. Suffering is caused by desire
    .3. The way to be rid of suffering is to be rid of desire
  3. The way to be rid of desire is to follow the Noble 8fold Path
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Noble Eightfold Path

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  1. Right understanding
  2. Right thinking
  3. Right Speech
  4. Right Action
  5. Right livelihood
  6. Right effort
  7. Right mindfulness
  8. Right Concentration
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3 Characteristics of Existence of Buddhism

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  1. Impermanence
  2. Suffering
  3. NO self
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Buddhism virtues

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  1. friendliness
  2. compassion
  3. sympathetic Joy
  4. Even-mindedness
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5 Precepts of Buddhism

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  1. No killing
  2. no stealing
  3. No sexual sin
  4. No lying
  5. No alcohol
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Definition of Nirvana

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the “blowing out” of desire that Buddhists seek; a state of no beings, consciousness, or desire.

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5 major obligations (Pillars) of Islam

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  1. Profession of faith (shahada)
  2. Prayer five times daily (salat)
  3. Almsgiving (zakat)
  4. Fasting during Ramadan (siyam)
  5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
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Judaism Ultimate Concern

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Atonement with God (which means restoration of fellowship)

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Judaism View of Reality

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a. God: Creator, one, personal, infinite, holy, just, loving; demands observance of his Torah
b. Self: free to do good or evil; union of body and spirit (no disembodied soul after the resurrection)
c. World: good creation of a good God

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Judaism Basic Human Problem

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sin, which separates people from God

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Judaism Resolution

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a. Adherence to Torah by free will, which atones for sin, restores fellowship, and brings reward in the life to come
b. Messiah will destroy evil and restore the good; traditionalists say the Messiah is a man; modernists, an age

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