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| "The protector God," often comes down to Earth in form of an avatar. Hinduism. |
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| A second epic tale in which two warring families fight a great battle. Vishnu comes down and intervenes. Hinduism. |
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| An avatar of the God Shiva who Aides Rama in finding Sita and slaying Ravana. Hinduism. |
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| An epic tale in Hinduism of the story of Rama and his exile with his wife and brother. Hinduism. |
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| Began a form of Confucianism in which humans are natually evil. |
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| Began a form of Confucianism in which humans are naturally good. |
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| The books which Confucius commented upon. |
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Book of Changes
Book of Rites
Spring and Autumn Annals
Book of Poetry
Book of History |
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| Buddhist texts that relates the teachings of Buddha. Ties them together. |
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| Calming meditation. Buddhism. |
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| Causality that links all events in life. Buddhism. |
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| Central feature of Mahayana Buddhism. It means nothingness and emerges out of the idea that all things are empty of self-existence (svabhava) or independent existence |
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| City which Rama's father rules and he was supposed to rule. Hinduism. |
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| Comb worn in the hair. Sikhism. |
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| Communal dining hall. Sikhism. |
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| Community of monks & nuns. |
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| Consort to Shiva. Hinduism. |
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| Dedicating of faith into one formless and eternal God. Sikhism. |
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| Deeper explanation behind the sacrifices and rituals of the Samhitas. Hinduism. |
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| Deepest and most sacret text of the Vedic rituals. Hinduism. |
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| Demon who kidnaps Sita and Rama slays. Hinduism. |
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| Devotional worship of one God. Hinduism. |
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Discerning the true nature of the soul in relation to the body and order of the universe.
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| Duty to the laws of the universe and the the truth of the teachings of the Buddha. |
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| Energy that animates the world |
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| Exit from the endless cycle of rebirth and suffering. Buddhism. |
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| Founder of Mohism (branch of Confucianism and Daoism) centers around self-reflection in meditation. |
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| Founder of the Sikh religion. |
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| God of good fortune and success. Often depicted as an elephant head with many arms. Son of Shiva and Paryati. Hinduism. |
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| Godess of Music. Consort to Brama. Hinduism. |
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| Godess of wealth. Consort to Vishnu. Hinduism. |
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| Good and bad decisions in life influence what one will be reborn as and things that will happen to them in life. Buddhism. |
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| Has freed himself from rebirth and suffering. An eternally blissful spirit. Buddhism. |
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| Hindu God of intoxicating drink. |
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| Hindu merchants. Behind the Kshyatria in the caste system. |
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| Hindu philosophy based on the Upanishads. Focuses on the unity of Atman (soul) and Brahman (God) that permeates all things. |
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| Hindu priests. Highest of the caste system. |
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| Hindu servants. Lowest of the caste system. |
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| Hindu warriors and nobility. Second highest of the caste system. |
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| Impermanence of all things, except for Nirvana. Buddhism. |
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| Important neo-confucianism thinker. |
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| Insightful meditation that examines the world as it really is to Buddhists. |
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| Introductory/explanatory texts behind sacrifices and rituals in the Samhitas. Hinduism. |
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| Its focus the attainment of the heaven or Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha and from there you can go to Nirvana. |
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| King of Ayodhya and Rama's father. Hinduism. |
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| Kirpan - Dagger, Kara - Bracelet, Kesa - Uncut hair in a turban, Kachha - Short Pants, Kangha - Comb worn in the hair. |
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| Meditation to focus on one individual thought or idea. Buddhism. |
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| Monastic code of discipline. Buddhism. |
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| Morality and rules that govern proper Buddhist behavior. |
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| Non-violence in Jainism. One should have no karma. By being violent one accumulates bad karma, yet by doing good accumulates good karma. To go through life with a clean slate. |
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| Offering of food to a God. Hinduism. |
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| Offering to a God. Hinduism. |
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| One who has renounced life's materialistic pursuits and has dedicated their life to following spiritual virtues. Hinduism. |
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| Permanent bliss after death of one who has been enlightened. Buddhism. |
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| Powerful Shinto deities that reside in powerful natural places. |
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| Prince who is forced into exile in the Ramayana. Hinduism. |
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| Rama's brother. Hinduism. |
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| Rama's faithful and beautiful wife. Hinduism. |
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| Religious teacher in the Sikh community. There are 10 Guru's. |
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| The five relationships into which all human interaction can be divided according to Confucius. |
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| Ruler and subject, father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife, friend and friend. |
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| Sacred scripture of Sikhism that guides their communities. |
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| Son who rules instead of Rama. Hinduism. |
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| Soulessness of all things, including people. Buddhism. |
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| Suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, the attainability of the cessation of suffering. Buddhism. |
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| Tantric Buddhism focuses on the idea that there is no opposites, that everything can be brought together in a united form. Sex is to not be enjoyed as pleasureful but a demonstration of the unity of the universe. |
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| Texts that are "heard" from the Gods. Most sacred in Hinduism. |
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| Texts that are "remembered" from brilliant philosophers. Hinduism. |
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| The 5 aggregates which make up all things: form, feeling, perception, mental formations, consciousness. Buddhism. |
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| The Daoist principle of "doing" without "doing". To act in accordance with the natural world. To go along with the flow of things. |
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| The Godess of destruction. Hinduism. |
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| The absolute reality that permeates everything. Buddhism. |
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| The creator God. Hinduism. |
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| The endless cycle of rebirth in Hinduism. |
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| The enlightened one, who has found this path through Buddhism. |
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| The four texts to the Gods: Rig, Yajur, Sama, Arthava. Hinduism |
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| The freedom from the endless cycle of Samsara. Hinduism. |
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| The language that the earliest Buddhist texts are written in. |
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| The language that the earliest Hindu texts are written in. |
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| The lesser vehicle to Nirvana for individual salvation. Buddhism. |
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| The old man, the sick man, the dead man, and the samnyasi. |
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| Three Bodies of the Buddha (trikaya) |
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| The three bodies of the Buddha in Mahayana (nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya, dharmakaya) |
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| The way or correct path in Daoism. |
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| The way to attain cessation from suffering. Through Wisdom, Ethical Conduct and Mental Development. Buddhism. |
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| The wrong in life that poisons the mind. Buddhism. |
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Theravada - There is only the Maitreya bodhisattva, arhants are those who have reached Nirvana for themselves, while the bodhisattava path was to come back after Nirvana and bring others to Nirvana. Scriptures are in Pali.
Mahayana - There are many bodhisattavas who help bring people into Nirvana as a guide in this life. Arhants are those who achieve Nirvana for themselves. Trikaya - The transcendent 3 bodies of Buddha. Transfer of Kharma. Texts in Sanskrit. |
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| Traditional, more conservative form of Buddhism. |
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| Uncut hair worn in a turban. Sikhism. |
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| Viewing the image of a God. Hinduism. |
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| Warriors sworn to protect Sikhism. |
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| Waving a flame in front of an offering to a God. Hinduism. |
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| Yoga based on the path to knowledge of the world. |
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| Yoga centered around achieving perfection in action. |
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| Yoga fostering relationships and loving devotion. |
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