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monotheism

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believe in one god

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polytheism

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belief in more than one god

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pantheism

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belief that God and the universe are the same thing

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animism

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all living things and objects possess a soul or spitit

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canon

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rule of faith

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clergy

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formal leaders within established religions

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atheist

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no belief in any god

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liturgy

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corporate religious service

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agnostic

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question or doubt that God exists

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the middle way

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Buddhist understanding of life, It teaches us a different way to look at things. It teaches us how to be both in and outside the world. This realization is known as the middle way.

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sanskrit

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Type of hinduism language

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bodhi

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meaning “awakening” and “enlightenment”. Leads to Nirvana. There is a bodhi tree that the Buddha went under to meditate, and he came up with the 4 noble truths here.

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buddah

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Indian Hindu Prine

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moksha

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Moksha means liberation or freedom from samsara and it can only happen after a Hindu has been reborn many times.

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samsara

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All life goes through birth, life, death, and rebirth and this is known as the cycle of samsara.

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vishnu

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  • The preserver
  • Depicted with a human body, often with blue skin and four arms
  • Returning to the Earth when there is trouble, human and animal avatars restore the balance of good and evil.
  • Vishnu has incarnated nine times
  • Who seek protection and guidance on their spiritual journey.
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hindu

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Large body of water with river and ocean.

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brahman

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  • No form or quality, the soul of the universe.
  • Brahman is divine, invisible, unlimited, and indescribable
  • The sacred cow: migration to India in the 2nd millennium BCE were cattle farms; cattle had a major economic significance.
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shiva

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  • the destroyer
  • Final step in the nature cycle of creation-destruction
  • Serpent around his neck
  • Crescent moon on his head, spiritual wisdom,
  • Third eye supernatural insight
  • Trident, three keys of human qualities: goodness, passion, and ignorance.
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shema

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morning and evening jewish prayer that serves as a centerpiece at jewish prayer services.

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rabbi

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scripture teachers

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exodus

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“going out” “departure”

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diaspora

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sowing seed; dispersal

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shahadah

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the creed; there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God

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imam

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leads prayers inside a mosque