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monotheism
believe in one god
polytheism
belief in more than one god
pantheism
belief that God and the universe are the same thing
animism
all living things and objects possess a soul or spitit
canon
rule of faith
clergy
formal leaders within established religions
atheist
no belief in any god
liturgy
corporate religious service
agnostic
question or doubt that God exists
the middle way
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.
sanskrit
Type of hinduism language
bodhi
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.
buddah
Indian Hindu Prine
moksha
Moksha means liberation or freedom from samsara and it can only happen after a Hindu has been reborn many times.
samsara
All life goes through birth, life, death, and rebirth and this is known as the cycle of samsara.
vishnu
- 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.
hindu
Large body of water with river and ocean.
brahman
- 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.
shiva
- 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.
shema
morning and evening jewish prayer that serves as a centerpiece at jewish prayer services.
rabbi
scripture teachers
exodus
“going out” “departure”
diaspora
sowing seed; dispersal
shahadah
the creed; there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God
imam
leads prayers inside a mosque