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World Religons Flashcards

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Hinduism Sacred Writings

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Vedas (= Knowledge, wisdom)
Upanishads
Bhagavad- Gita

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Hinduism God(s)

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3 Gods
Brahma - Creator God
Vishnu- Sustainer
Shiva - Destroyer

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Hinduism belief on human beings

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Atnam - True self

Four stages of life: student, householder, forest dweller, renunciation

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Hinduism Salvation?

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Moksha

The way of action, wisdom & Knowledge, devotion

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Hinduism Eternity

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Brahanam = Ultimate reality

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Buddhism Sacred Writings

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Tripitaka (three baskets)

  • Sutta-pitaka (basket of discourses) - doctrinal teachings
  • Vinaya-pitaka (basket of discipline) - rules and regulations
  • Abhidhamma - supplement containing reflection on teaching

Lotus Sutra - teaching of Mahayana doctrine

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Buddhism Gods

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Buddhists do not believe in one almighty God

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Buddhism belief on human beings

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No self
Take refuge in Three Jewels
-The Buddha
-The Dharma (teaching)
-The Sangha (community)
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Buddhism Salvation?

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Nirvana

- 8 fold path

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Buddhism Eternity

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  • No beginning, no end
  • Reincarnation until enlightenment
  • Buddha died, he entered nirvana and became inaccessible
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Islam Sacred Writings

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Qur’an

Hadith (traditions concerning sayings and life of Muhammad)

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Islam Gods

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  • Absolute monotheism
  • Greatest sin - shirk (assigning partners to God)
  • Allah is
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Islam belief on human beings

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Born innocent

everyone can make up for bad except for the sin of shirk

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Islam Salvation? (5)

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  • Prayer
  • Confession
  • Fasting
  • Giving Alms
  • Pilgrimage
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Islam Eternity

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  • Resurrection
  • God is the final judge
  • Judgment based on weighing evil deeds against good deeds
  • Sure was to eternity is to die in jihad
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Judaism Sacred Writings

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Tanakh - Scripture
>Torah - five books of Moses
>Nevi’im - prophets
>Kethuvim - writings
Talmud
>Mishnah - interpretation
>Gemara - narratives
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Judaism Gods

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hwhy = Yahweh

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Judaism belief on human beings

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  • God desires relationship with his people
  • Human beings have a capacity to make ethical choices; they are responsible
  • Israel, the chosen people
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Judaism Salvation?

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God’s people must live according to his will
-Halakhah = the path that one walks

When people sin, atonement is necessary

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Judaism Eternity

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-Resurrection of the dead
-Immortality of the soul
-Coming Messiah
>Restorative
>Utopian

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