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World Religions Flashcards

1
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When did the Second Vatican Council Take place?

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1962-1965

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Who presided over the council?

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Pope John XXII and Pope Paul VI

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Why was this Council Important?

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It was important because it opened the Church to religions outside the Church.

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What are the Seven Dimensions of Religion.

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  1. Doctrinal
  2. Experiential
  3. Mythic
  4. Material
  5. Ethical
  6. Ritual
  7. Social
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Doctrinal

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The beliefs and teachings
ex. Bhagavad Gita

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Experiential

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encounters, faith
ex. Meditation

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Mythic

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Sacred stories, Truth
ex. The Four passing sights

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Material

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Physical Stuff
ex. Beads

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Ethical

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How to act
ex. not being attached to worldly matter

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Ritual

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Formal worship practice
ex. Cow Veneration

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Social

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Sense of community
ex. Diwali

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12
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What are the Two methods for studying world religions.

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  1. Comparative Methodolgy
  2. Empathy
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Comparative Methodolgy

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Helps us to know each religion more deeply by comparing and contrasting.

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Empathy

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seeing things from another person’s perspective

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15
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Brahman

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existence and the divine essence of the universe

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Atman

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the eternal self

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17
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Monism

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All reality is one

18
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What are the Four Stages of life?

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  1. Student
  2. Householder
  3. Forest Dweller
  4. Wandering Ascetic
19
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What are the 3 paths the liberation?

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  1. Knowledge
  2. Works
  3. Devotion
20
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Karma

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the universal casue and effect of actions good or bad

21
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Dharma

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the ethical and divine code of conduct

22
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What makes up the caste system?

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  1. Priests
  2. Warriors
  3. Merchants
  4. Laborers
23
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What are the 4 goals of life?

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  1. Pleasure
  2. Material Success
  3. Harmony
  4. The liberation of the self
24
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Name the 3 school of Hindu Philosophy

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  1. Vedanta
  2. Yoga
  3. Sankhya
25
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Vedanta

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focuses on the fact that all reality is one

26
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Yoga

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focuses on the physical and the psychological

27
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Sankya

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focuses on earthly matters and that of the Divine

28
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Who were the two main characters in the Bhagavad Gita

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Arjuna and Krishna

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Arjuna

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A warrior who was tasked with going into battle, bust was hesitant.

30
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Krishna

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An Avatar who came to arjuna and told him that it was his divine and ethical duty to fight as he was apart of the warrior class

31
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What are the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?

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Buddha, Dharma, and the Sangha

32
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What did Gautama obtain while observing the death and rebirth of all living things?

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The four noble truths

33
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What do Hindus and Buddhists both believe?

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They that the universe is eternal, many worlds exist, and that samsara can be escaped through liberation.

34
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What ideas did the buddha disagree with in regard to Hinduism?

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The belief of Brahman/Atman, caste systems, and sacrificial rituals

35
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Nirvana

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means “blowing out” and implies that all selfish desires have been extinguished.

36
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Explain the Four Passing Sights

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The Old man Signified aging. The Diseased man made Siddartha think how one could enjoy life. The **corpse **taught him death. The wandering Ascetic was the hope for salvation.

37
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What is the Middle way?

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takes two extremes, asceticism and indulgence, and creates and healthy balance between the two.

38
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What are the 4 Noble truths?

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  1. To live is to suffer
  2. suffering is caused by desire
  3. suffering can be brought to cessation
  4. the Solution is the Eightfold Path
39
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What are the steps of the Eightfold path?

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Right views, intentions, speech, conduct, livelihood, effort, minduflness, and meditation.

40
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What is the difference between the Buddha and other humans who attain enlightement?

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The Buddha is able to reach enlightenment on his own without a teacher or model.

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