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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.