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Shinto

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Basics

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Ancient animistic religion of Japan
Worship and devotion of spirits, or Kami
No one exact founder
means "The way of the gods"
Nature worship, Ancestor worship
Fertility cults
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Torii & Shimenawa

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Torii: Mark approach and entrance to a shrine, One or more

Shimenawa: Marks boundary to something sacred

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Amaterasu Omikami

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Image is a symbol of shinto
Very veered kami
Sun goddess

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Beliefs

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Asian perfection
asian openness
collection of rituals and methods meant to mediate the relations of living humans to kami
ritual is more important than belief

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Beliefs

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Unique
Afterlife is not a primary concern
shinto has no binding set of dogma
no holiest person
Kami - Dieties or spirits
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Beliefs

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Musahu - the harmonizing powers of the kami

Makato - true heart, people strive for this as it is the will of the kami

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Four Affirmations

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Live a simple and harmonious life with nature and people
Tradition ad the family
Love nature
Matsuri

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Rituals

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Ema

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Votive plaques
buy a wooden plaque
write their wish on it
hang it on the stand

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Taoism

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chinese philosophical system and a religion advocating a simple honest life and non-interference with course of a natural events.

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Basic Facts

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Created by Lao-tzu
China
Prehistoric origins, 600 BCE to 440 BCE
Post buddhism

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Yin Yang

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Can also be drawn by a social line and a broken line

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Religious

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The book of the way and its virtue

Written by luozi

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Major concepts

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Chi: means air and breath
Li: The organic pattern
Tzu-jan: that which is so of itself
Wuwei: Without effort, without

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5 Sacred elements

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North -water
South - Fire
West - Metal
Center - Earth

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Sikhism

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Basics and Facts

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Believe in one Pantheistic God
mostly concerned about internal religious state of the individual and leading a virtuous life
goal of sikhs is to build a close, loving relationship with god
made in 16th and 17th century

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Basics and facts

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Punjab region
around the 5th or 6th largest religion
founded by Guru Nanak and 9 other Gurus

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Signs and Symbols

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Khanda

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2 swords that signify gods earthly and spiritual powers

one sword signifies monotheistic god

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Religious People

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Guru Nanak

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Rejects caste system, rejects idol worship

Builds first sikh temple

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Guru Arjan

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Created a holy book

created Sikh temple, the golden temple

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Holy Books

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Guru Granth Sahib

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Same level of respect for this book as with human gurus

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The 5 vices

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Lust 
Greed
Attachment to things of this world
Anger
Pride
Reject idols, stawes and icons
Non logical behavior 
Material Obessions
Sacrifice of creatures
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Bahai

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Basics

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A newer religion that believes all religious have true and valid origins and strives for world peace and unity.
Messengers who reveal progressively more over time.
Founded by Baha’u’llah
Iran
1844
6 million people

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The Sahai star

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9 is a important number
grows out of islam
The idea of progressive revelation is key

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Some more facts

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Bab's followers were called babis
The Bayan (Holy book)
Make references to the qur'an
Elimination of all forms of prejudice
Elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty
Gender equality
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Facts

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Harmony of religion and science
Independent investigation of truth
Unity of god, human kind, religion
Universal auxillary language
Universal compulsary education
World peace