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Unit 2 Religion and Life Issues Flashcards

0
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Define metta and karuna

A

Metta: loving kindness
Karuna: Compassion

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What is the Buddhist first precept?

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Do not kill

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Who is the Dalai Lama?

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A religious and political leader of Tibetan Buddhists

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What is Sangha?

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Buddhist community

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What is skandhas?

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Buddhist categories that make up individual experience

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What is the Buddhist second precept?

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Do not steal

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What does Dana mean?

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Acts of charity

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What is Nibbana?

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State of perfect peace

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What is The fifth Buddhist precept?

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Not to take intoxicants that cloud the mind

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What is the fourth Buddhist precept?

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Refrain from false speech - e.g. Verbal abuse, lying etc.

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10
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Define stewards

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Guardians on behalf of God

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Who is the Francis of Assisi?

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A Christian patron saint of animals

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12
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Define ordination

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Christian act of making someone into a priest

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13
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What is excommunication?

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Not being allowed to receive Christian holy communion

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14
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What is dharma?

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Righteous living (Hinduism)

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15
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Define Ahimsa

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No harm to any living thing

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16
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Define Brahman

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Ultimate reality (Hinduism)

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17
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What is the Samsara

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Reincarnation cycle (Hinduism)

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18
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What does Ganesha’s elephant head represent?

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Intelligence

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19
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Why do Hindus treat cows with respect?

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Sacred animals

Symbol of kind, quality of life

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What is the Islamic principle of Tawhid?

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Oneness of Allah - links all living things together

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21
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Define Khalifahs

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Stewards (Islam)

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22
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What are the Noachide commandments?

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Rules said to be given to Noah

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23
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Who are Gurus?

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Spiritual teachers (Sikhism)

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24
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Who is Guru Nanak?

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Founder of Sikhism

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25
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What is Langar?

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Food service provided in Gurudwaras

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What is a Gurudwara?

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Sikh place of worship

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27
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What foods do Muslims consider haram (not permitted)?

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Carrion and pork

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28
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What is akra?

A

Accountability (Islam)

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29
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What is the Jewish fourth commandment?

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Must rest on Sabbath Day (seventh day)

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30
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What are the schechitah rituals?

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Method of slaughter laid down in Jewish law

31
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Define treifa

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Meat or good not be eaten/forbidden due to Kosher e.g. pork (Judaism)

32
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Define Kosher

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Jewish rules stating what is permissible

33
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What is Aum?

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Sacred symbol and sound representing God (Hinduism)

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Who is Brahma?

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God as a creator (Hinduism)

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What is the concept of hima?

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Undeveloped land left for pasture (Islam)

36
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What is xenophobia?

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Fear of foreigners

37
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What is atman?

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Ultimate reality as individual self (Hinduism)

38
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What is the caste system? When was it made illegal in India?

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Division into social groups

1948

39
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What is puja?

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Worship in the home - traditionally done by women (Hinduism)

40
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What is Hajj?

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Pilgrimage to Makkah (Islam)

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What is ihram?

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Simple white garment all male pilgrims wear (Islam)

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What is the concept of ummah?

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Brotherhood of all Muslims

43
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What is the hijab?

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Modest clothing (mainly headscarf) that women wear (Islam)

44
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Who are rabbis?

A

Jewish religious leaders

45
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What are Khalsa Sikhs and granthis?

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Khalsa Sikhs: fully initiated Sikhs devoted to Sikhism

Granthis: officials at gurdwara

46
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What is the Reht Maryada?

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Sikh code of conduct

47
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Define satagraha

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Gandhi’s non-violent policy of the force of truth (hindusim)

48
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Define jihad

A

Struggle (Islam)

49
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What is harb al-muqadis?

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Holy war (Islam)

50
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What was the Messianic era?

A

Age ruled by the Messiah - Jewish religious figure

51
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Define milchemet mitzvah and Milchemet reshut

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Obligatory war and optional war (Judaism)

52
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What is the Sanhedrin?

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Jewish council holding supreme religious authority

53
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What is the Shoah?

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The Holocaust (Judaism)

54
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Who were the Kiddush Hashem?

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Holy martyrs - e.g. Died in Holocaust

55
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What is the Kirpan?

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Sword or dagger - One of the Sikh five Ks

56
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What is the samskara?

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Rite of passage (hindusim)

57
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What is the Namakarana?

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Hindu naming ceremony

58
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What is the adhan?

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Muslim call to prayer

59
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What is Tahnik?

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Rubbing piece of chewed date on gums making the baby ‘sweet’ (Islam)

60
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What is Khitan?

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Muslim circumcision

61
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What is iqamah?

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Muslim command to rise and worship - whispered into baby’s ears

62
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What is Bismillah?

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Muslim child learns opening words of Qur’an and taught how to pray on fourth birthday

63
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What is aqiqah?

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Sacrifice of sheep (Islam)

64
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What is Brit Milah?

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Jewish circumcision at eight days after birth

65
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Who is a mohel?

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Circumciser (Judaism)

66
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What is the Guru Granth Sahib?

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Sikh sacred text

67
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What is Amrit?

A

Sugared water (Sikhism)

68
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What is Ardas?

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General Sikh prayer

69
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What is Romalla

A

Cloth that covers the Guru Granth Sahib

70
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What is a Kara and what does it symbolise?

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Bracelet symbolising Sikh community

71
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What are boys and girls also named in a Sikh birth ceremony?

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Singh (lion)

Kaur (princess)

72
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Define Upanayana

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Means approaching God
Marks the start of the student age
During 7th-10th birthday

(Hindusim)

73
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What is a tallit?

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Jewish Prayer shawl

74
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What is a Bar Mitzvah?

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Jewish coming of age ceremony where a boy becomes an adult in his faith

75
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Define the term vegan

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Someone who will not use any animal product - meat, dairy, fur, leather etc.

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