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Lesson 3 Flashcards

1
Q

List down the 5 Eastern Religions

A

TAOISM
CONFUCIANISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
SHINTO

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2
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Who founded taoiism?

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Lao-Tzu

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3
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Lau-Tzu is the author of which Taoist philosophy book?

A

Tao
Te Ching

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4
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The central or organizing principle of the universe according to taoism.

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Tao

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5
Q

a renowned teacher with
thousands of students, who also believed in the perfectibility
of humanity through the cultivation of the mind.

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Confucius

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6
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How many close disciples did Confucius have

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72 close disciples

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7
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Confucius’ ideas became the standard in Chinese politics and scholarship and were eventually recognized as the Imperial ideology.

A

Eyy muna?

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8
Q

According to the ______, everything reverts to its starting point, and the whole is contained in its parts.

A

law of Tao

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9
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What is the main religious tradition in India?

A

Hinduism

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10
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Hindus believe in the ______ , an eternal, infinite principle that had no beginning and has no end and is the source and substance of all existence.

A

Brahman

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11
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Hindus believe in:
- “transmigration” (the soul passing into another body at death)
- “reincarnation” (a cycle of death and rebirth).

A
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12
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Hindus also believe in _____ , the idea that your actions in one life have a direct effect on the events in your next life.

A

Karma

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13
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is the major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth
avatar of Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right.

A

Krishna

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14
Q

Hindus recognize three principal gods:

Who are those and describe their duties/roles

A

▪Brahma - who creates the universe
▪Vishnu - who preserves the universe.
▪Shiva - who destroys the universe.

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15
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How many Gods are there in Hinduism?

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33 millions Gods

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16
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Is an offshoot of Hinduism and also the primary
religion of central and eastern Asia.

A

Buddhism

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17
Q

Who is the Buddha in Buddhism

A

Siddhartha Gautama

18
Q

Certain special people make it to the stage of perfect knowledge , which is called ______ in Hinduism and
______ in Buddhism.

A

Moksha (Hinduism)
Nirvana (Buddhism)

19
Q

Some of these enlightened souls return to teach humanity about the path to freedom ; they are called
______ (in Hinduism) or ______(in Buddhism).

A

bodhisattvas (in Hinduism)
lamas (in Buddhism).

20
Q

The indigenous religion of Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature, ancestors, & ancient heroes.

A

Shinto

21
Q

The Chuang Tzu , written by Taoist philosopher ______, an important early interpreter of Taoism, serves as a handbook for the individual.

A

Chuang Tzu

22
Q

Two books in particular that informs Taoism.

A

The Tao Te Ching
The Chuang Tzu

23
Q

2,000 year-old books that
detail Confucian ideas on Chinese law, society, government,
education, literature, and religion.
* These works became the core curriculum in Chinese universities in
the second century and are still studied today.

A

The Five Classics

24
Q

According to Hindus, neither man nor god wrote the Vedas (Books of Knowledge). Instead, _____ heard them and then transcribed them into Sanskrit.

A

Seers

25
Q

What are the (4) four Vedas ?

A

R.A.Y.S
o Rig-Veda (Wisdom of the Verses)
o Atharva Veda (Wisdom of the Atharvan Priests)
o Yajur Veda (Wisdom of the Sacrificial Formulas)
o Sama Veda (Wisdom of the Chants)

26
Q

Other Hindu holy texts include the Sutras , the satras , and the smritis , which were written by man (unlike the Vedas) and which outline rules of conduct and behavior.

A
27
Q

Holy text of buddhism?

A

Tripitaka

28
Q

The Tripitaka comprises three sections:

What are those?

A

ViSuGa
o Vinaya Pitaka (Basket of Discipline), which regulates monastic life (monks)
o Sutta Pitaka (Basket of Discourse), which includes the sermons and admonitions attributed to the first Buddha (Siddhartha
Gautama)
o Abhidhamma Pitaka (Basket of Special
Doctrine), a section of supplemental text

29
Q

The works that come closest to being Shinto scripture are the:

A
  • Kojiki
  • Nihon shoki
30
Q

(Basket of Special
Doctrine)

a section of supplemental text

A

Abhidhamma Pitaka

31
Q

(Basket of Discourse)

which includes the sermons and admonitions attributed to the first Buddha

A

Sutta Pitaka

32
Q

(Basket of Discipline),

which regulates monastic life (monks)

A

Vinaya Pitaka

33
Q

The Shinto religion stresses the virtue of living with a
______.

A

True heart

34
Q

meaning “gods or spirits that exist in all things.”

A

Kami

35
Q

ShintoIt also classified as an _______ , one that worships nature or nature spirits.

A

Animistic religion

36
Q

Another
term to describe Shinto is “________, ,” or “the way of the gods .”

A

kami-no-michi

37
Q

(Song of God) ,which explains the paths to salvation.

A

Bhagavad-Gita

38
Q

One of the 4 vedas, which translates to “Wisdom of the Verses”

A

Rig-Veda

39
Q

One of the 4 vedas which translates to “Wisdom of the Sacrificial Formulas”

A

Yajur Veda

40
Q

One of the 4 vedas which translates to “Wisdom of the Chants”

A

Sama Veda

41
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One of the 4 vedas which translates to “ Wisdom of the Atharvan Priest”

A

Atharva Veda

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