Test 2 Flashcards
Virtue (Aristotle)
a quality of good character based on habit
Atman (Hinduism)
eternal self
Karma (Hinduism)
metaphysical accounting of rights and wrongs
Dharma (Hinduism)
specific duties that belong to the individual, including social duties of caste and family
Brahman (Hinduism)
god force or divinity
Moksha (Hinduism)
end of the cycle of rebirth and union with Ultimate Reality
Ahimsa (Hinduism)
the principle of non-violence and respect for life
Brahmin (Hinduism)
the priestly caste, which is the highest Hindu caste
Dalits (Hinduism)
the “untouchables”; the lowest social class in Hindu society
Nirvana (Buddhism)
the state of inner peace and release from suffering that comes with Enlightenment, freeing one from the cycle of rebirth
Shahadah (Islam)
Islam’s declaration of faith
Hajj (Islam)
the pilgrimage to Mecca required of every Muslim once in life
Jihad (Islam)
“struggle” to do the will of Allah which may take the form of “jihad of the heart” or “jihad of the sword”
The ummah (Islam)
the Muslim community
Chi (Chinese)
life force
