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Test 1 terms Flashcards

1
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Everywhen

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the eternal now

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totem

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means of transformation (each tribe had their only animals)

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Bhakti (yoga)

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yoga of devotion and love

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Karma (yoga)

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working yoga

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Jnana (yoga)

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way of knowledge yoga

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atman

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soul (spot on the forehead)

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reincarnation

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the cycle of life and rebirth

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Brahman

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not a man but a god (the one god, the Almighty)

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Brahma

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is a god (creator got) (part of the Hindu god head)

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brahmin

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is a man

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Kerma

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works ( what goes around comes around)

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Shiva

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god, destroyer god (part of the Hindu god head)

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Vishnu

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god, sustainer god (part of the Hindu god head)

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Indra

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supreme god, shy god, king of gods ( has faded out of Hinduism)

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Mahabarata

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great epic of the Barata god (story of Arjuna and Chrishna)

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Mantra

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phrase given by the yoga master to students (prayer/chant)

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Om

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Brahman itself or near verbal expression sound of the cosmos)

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Vedas

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oldest book in Hinduism, books of knowledge

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Soma

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god, plant, drink, wild rhubarb

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Maya

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elution of the material world

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Samsara

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reincarnation

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Puja

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act of worship

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Buddha

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enlightened, awakened

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the middle path

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between all good and the bad

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Nirvana

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blowing out desire, end of reincarnation of a soul

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Therevada

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elders way view point

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Yana

A

vehicle

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Hinayana

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the small vehicle, the munks and nuns

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Mahayana

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big vehicle, the way of everyone

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Vajrayana

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Dimond/ thunderbolt way, Nirvana in one life time

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Zen

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meditation, sitting, reflecting on the Co-on, break through concepts of the mind

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Dharma

A

teachings

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Tipitaka [Tripitaka]

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three baskets of scriptures

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Tathagata

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Buddha- one thats achieved in life

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Raja

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psych spiritual experience

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4 orders of Hindu society

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  1. Brahims= priests and intellectuals
  2. Kshatriyas =rulers and warriors
  3. Vaishyas= business people
  4. Shudras= common laborers and small farmers
  5. Harijans= outcastes
37
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4 noble truths of Buddhism

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  1. suffering of life is unavoidable
  2. desire causes suffering
  3. liberation is the way out of suffering caused by desire
  4. 8 fold path
38
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Buddhism eightfold path

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belief, aspirations, speech, conduct, means of livelihood, endeavors, mindfulness, meditation

39
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3 refuges of Buddhism

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the earthy body (teachings), the heavenly body(community), the cosmic Buddha present in all reality

40
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Mo Tzu

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behind the relationships is love
opposed war
denounced extravagance
defended popular religion

41
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Hindu women

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follow law, always under male authority, always serves husband, wear devotional marks, modern women take more roles and are more liberated

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history of Confucianism

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ancient tradition, taoism, buddhism

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Orishas

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God-like being

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Babalawo

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male (specially trained priest/diviner)

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Ashe

A

sacred power that animates the Orishas and the ori

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Olodumare

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high god (give birth to each reincarnation

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Syncretism

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combining of different religions to create a new practice

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6 detentions of religion

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Ritual, mythology, doctrine, ethics, society, experience

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Moksha

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liberation in Hindu religion (goal of transformation)

50
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5 legal religions in China

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Protestantism, Catholicism, Daoism, Buddhism, Islam

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Ren

A

good feeling after being altruistic

52
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Li

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abstract idea “ritual” “proper conduct” “propriety”

53
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5 constant relationships in confucianism

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parent-child, Husband-wife, rule-subject, elderly-younger, friend-friend

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layers of Hindu tradition

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Indus River culture, philosophical Hinduism, Vedas religion, Devotional Hinduism (Bhakti)

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