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GENERAL QUESTIONS Flashcards

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Who founded Judiaism?

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The prophet Abraham in 2000BCE although Moses is very important.

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What is a world religion?

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One that is found in countries other than its origin

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Who founded Christianity?

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It grew out of Judaism but Jesus, who was born a Jew, is the Founder. It was founded in Israel around 30CE. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

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Who founded Islam?

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The prophet Muhammed (PBUH) in 610CE in Saudi Arabia.

According to Muslims the prefect wisdom of Allah was given to Muhammed and recorded in their holy book, the Qur’an.

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Who founded Hinduism?

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Hinduism has no one founder.

It is an Indian tradition that dates back to 1500BCE but many of its ideas and practices are much older.

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Who founded Buddhism?

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Prince SIDDHARTHA GOTAMA in 528BCE as a rejection of some parts of early Hinduism

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Who founded Sikhism?

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Guru Nanak in Punjab province in Northern India in 1499CE which makes it one of the youngest of the 6 world religions.

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What is the Star of David also know as?

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The SEAL of Solomon

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What does the crucifix symbolise?

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Deep meaning for Christians
Crucifixion was a way of executing people used by the Romans and was how Jesus died
Jesus was resurrected and entered into spiritual life
The crucifix symbolises God’s love for humanity and for the ‘good news’ that death is not the end of life.

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What is the symbol for Islam?

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The star and the crescent, an old symbol for the old Turkish Ottoman Empire.
Muslims believe that symbols should be generally avoided as they may distract from the worship of Allah.
The star and crescent remind them of the beautiful night sky and the power of Allah as the creator of the universe.

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What is the symbol for Hinduism?

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The Aum - the ‘sacred syllable’ - the original sound of the universe and everything was created out of that.
So Hindus say that Aum is Brahman or God.

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What is the symbol for Buddhism?

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The DHARMACAKRA
Sanskrit to English translations - The Wheel of the Law
Has 8 spokes representing Buddha’s Eightfold Path which are his first teachings on how to be happy.

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What does the centre of the DHARMACAKRA represent?

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The discipline of meditation, on which everything else in Buddhism is based.

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What does Dharma mean?

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The teachings of Buddha about how Buddhists can lead a truly happy life.

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What does CAKRA mean?

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It is the Sanskrit word for wheel.

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What is the name of the symbol for Sikhism?

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The Khanda

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What are the two daggars or ‘kirpans’ called?

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Miri and Piri

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What do Miri and Piri represent?

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Miri represents power in this world

Piri represents spiritual power

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What is a monotheist?

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A person who believes in one God.

Mono means one.

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What is a polytheist?

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A person who believes in many gods. Poly means many.

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What are the 3 aspects of the Trinity?

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ONE God - the Father - who created the universe
God the Son - Jesus who communicated God’s message with the world
God the Holy Spirit - God’s continuing communication with the world as the Holy Spirit

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What does the word Christ mean?

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Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah - ‘Christ’ is the Greek version of the Hebrew word ‘Messiah’

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Why did the first Christians make Sunday their day of worship?

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It is the first day of the week (please check this with Mr Giles)

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What is the holy book for Christians?

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The Bible - a holy book containing both the Old and New Testament

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What is a covenAnt?

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A holy agreement.
An example of this in Judaism is God’s covenant with the Jews that in return for worship he would give them the ‘promised land’, Israel.

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How many principles of faith are there in Judaism?

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What is Rosh Hashannah?

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The Jewish New Year festival, held on the first (and sometimes the second) day of Tishri (in September).
It is marked by the blowing of the shofar, and begins the ten days of penitence culminating in Yom Kippur.
It commemorates the creation of the world and is also a judgement day.

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What does Yom Kippur mean?

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It means Day of Atonement
It’s a day to reflect on the past year and ask God’s forgiveness for any sins
Jewish people fast for 25 hours
It is the most sacred day of the year

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What is the Muslim word for God?

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Allah, who is considered to be ‘the One and Only’, with nothing like him.

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What does the word ‘Islam’ mean?

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Peace and surrender (to the will of Allah).
Muslims believe that peace can only be found through graciously surrendering to the will of Allah and following the 5 pillars of Islam.

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What does ‘Zakat’ mean?

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Giving to the poor.

It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam

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What is the holy book for Muslims.

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The Qur’an - The Recitation from Allah via Angel Jibril to Muhammed

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What are the Vedas within Hindu tradition?

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Ancient religious writings which date back to 5000 years.

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What does the Hindu word ‘Dharma’ mean?

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The moral law of the universe which people can be in harmony with if they are good, or not in harmony with if they are bad.

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Who were the gopis?

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Please find out from Mr Giles

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What animal head does Ganesh have?

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Elephant

Ganesh was the son of Lord Shiva

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Who said: ‘There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim’?

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Guru Nanak - he meant that only the spirit of these religions was true and that their differences were not really important.

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What are the 5 Ks?

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KESH
KANGHA
KARA
KACHERA
KIRPAN
These are worn by Sikhs who have undergone the Amrit ceremony and joined the Khalsa

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