India & China Religion Flashcards
Urban Society of Indus Valley
-water systems
-kiln baked clay bricks
-citadels
-sewer system
creator God India
Brahma
Original Indus Valley inhabitants
Harappa civilization
“that which sustains everything”
Aum (om)
1st Noble truth
Life is suffering
Last noble truth tells buddhist to follow what/
The Eightfold path
indo aryan language system
Sanskrit
Siddhartha Gautama
buddha
preserver god
Vishnu
epic about a kidnapping and rescue
ramayana
unskilled laborer class
sudras
outcast social class
dalits
clay seals
era of the “warring States”
an era of division in ancient China. Lots of frequent warfare and annexations of various states in the lead up to a larger united China.
Why did the Zhou fall?
they had no centralized government
territories out of contril
internal and external conflicts
ear of the “warring states”
qin emerge victorious
social structure of indo aryan
origin of the caste system
varna
religion of the indo aryan
Varuna: cosmic order
Indra: storm and war
brahmins
: priests and ritual performer
turiya
hindu enlightenment
caste system order
brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
sudras
dalit
Chinese signs of civilizations
big city structures
dynastic kings
MoH and DC
many workers, craftsmen, merchants
solar and lunar
grains, animals, silkworms
Mandate pf Heaven?
right to rule is granted by heaven.
only one heaven only one leader
right to rule is based on virtue of the leader
not limited to one dynasty
dukka?
understanding we have physical pain, nothing is permanent, and everything affect everything else
compare and contrast hiundu and buddha
they both agree on karma, dharma, moksha, and reincarnation. they are different cause Buddhism rejects the priests of hinduism, formal rituals, and the caste system. buddhism encourages people to reach enlightenment through meditation.
