Lesson 3 Flashcards
List down the 5 Eastern Religions
TAOISM
CONFUCIANISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
SHINTO
Who founded taoiism?
Lao-Tzu
Lau-Tzu is the author of which Taoist philosophy book?
Tao
Te Ching
The central or organizing principle of the universe according to taoism.
Tao
a renowned teacher with
thousands of students, who also believed in the perfectibility
of humanity through the cultivation of the mind.
Confucius
How many close disciples did Confucius have
72 close disciples
Confucius’ ideas became the standard in Chinese politics and scholarship and were eventually recognized as the Imperial ideology.
Eyy muna?
According to the ______, everything reverts to its starting point, and the whole is contained in its parts.
law of Tao
What is the main religious tradition in India?
Hinduism
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.
Brahman
Hindus believe in:
- “transmigration” (the soul passing into another body at death)
- “reincarnation” (a cycle of death and rebirth).
Hindus also believe in _____ , the idea that your actions in one life have a direct effect on the events in your next life.
Karma
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.
Krishna
Hindus recognize three principal gods:
Who are those and describe their duties/roles
▪Brahma - who creates the universe
▪Vishnu - who preserves the universe.
▪Shiva - who destroys the universe.
How many Gods are there in Hinduism?
33 millions Gods
Is an offshoot of Hinduism and also the primary
religion of central and eastern Asia.
Buddhism
Who is the Buddha in Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Certain special people make it to the stage of perfect knowledge , which is called ______ in Hinduism and
______ in Buddhism.
Moksha (Hinduism)
Nirvana (Buddhism)
Some of these enlightened souls return to teach humanity about the path to freedom ; they are called
______ (in Hinduism) or ______(in Buddhism).
bodhisattvas (in Hinduism)
lamas (in Buddhism).
The indigenous religion of Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature, ancestors, & ancient heroes.
Shinto
The Chuang Tzu , written by Taoist philosopher ______, an important early interpreter of Taoism, serves as a handbook for the individual.
Chuang Tzu
Two books in particular that informs Taoism.
The Tao Te Ching
The Chuang Tzu
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.
The Five Classics
According to Hindus, neither man nor god wrote the Vedas (Books of Knowledge). Instead, _____ heard them and then transcribed them into Sanskrit.
Seers
What are the (4) four Vedas ?
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)
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.
Holy text of buddhism?
Tripitaka
The Tripitaka comprises three sections:
What are those?
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
The works that come closest to being Shinto scripture are the:
- Kojiki
- Nihon shoki
(Basket of Special
Doctrine)
a section of supplemental text
Abhidhamma Pitaka
(Basket of Discourse)
which includes the sermons and admonitions attributed to the first Buddha
Sutta Pitaka
(Basket of Discipline),
which regulates monastic life (monks)
Vinaya Pitaka
The Shinto religion stresses the virtue of living with a
______.
True heart
meaning “gods or spirits that exist in all things.”
Kami
ShintoIt also classified as an _______ , one that worships nature or nature spirits.
Animistic religion
Another
term to describe Shinto is “________, ,” or “the way of the gods .”
kami-no-michi
(Song of God) ,which explains the paths to salvation.
Bhagavad-Gita
One of the 4 vedas, which translates to “Wisdom of the Verses”
Rig-Veda
One of the 4 vedas which translates to “Wisdom of the Sacrificial Formulas”
Yajur Veda
One of the 4 vedas which translates to “Wisdom of the Chants”
Sama Veda
One of the 4 vedas which translates to “ Wisdom of the Atharvan Priest”
Atharva Veda
