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"spirtiual path"
"reconnect" - join human realm with spiritual realm |
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| Eight Elements of Religion |
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1.belief system
2.community
3.central myths
4.rituals
5.ethics
6.characteristic emotional experiences
7.material expression
8.sacredness |
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| A belief system connected to a country that has elements of religion |
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| Sanatana dharma - Hinduism |
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| Hindu philosophical texts 1500-BCE |
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| Hindu Book of Knowledge (2000-1700 BCE) |
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Religious literary work
"good song"
Story about the Great War - Krishna and Arjuna |
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| incarnation of the supreme soul in the Bhagavad Gita |
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| Common man - warrior in the Bhagavad Gita |
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| Hindu Path of knowledge (meditation) |
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| Hindu Path of action (Dharma) |
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| Hindu Path of devotion (worship of gods) |
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| Hindu ancient stories of the gods |
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Hindu "eternal waters"
impersonal god = ultimate reality |
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| Hindu individual soul/fraction of Brahman |
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| Hindu liberation from the cycle of rebirths by knowledge "I am Brahman" |
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| hindu heaven - not the ultimate goal |
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| "illusion" - what keeps us from seeing reality correctly |
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| base of the caste system, myth of creation |
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society is a body and needs all parts to function correctly
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1.priests and teachers
2.warriors and rulers
3. merchants and farmers
4. manual labors |
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three forms of the divine:
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva =
creation, sustenance, destruction |
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| hindu: duty according to one's caste |
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| "descent" of ViSnu on earth to 'save the virtuous and punish the wicked' |
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| self immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre |
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| new forms of Hinduism in response to interaction between Hinduism and Islam |
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reformed Hinduism
-more western
-emphasis on women's education |
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| revival of Orthodox Hinduism |
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experimental harmony among all religions
"all religions lead to the same reality" |
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| reinterpreted Hinduism in socio-political context |
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| Gandhi's teaching of non-violence |
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| Gandhi - "holding on to the truth" |
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1.suffering
2.cause = desire
3.ending = nirvana
4.path = eightfold path |
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1.right understanding
2.right intention
3.right speech
4.right action
5. right work
6. right effort
7. right meditation
8. right contemplation |
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| constant rebirth, suffering, everyday changing world |
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| release from the suffering = inner peace |
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1. Buddha (the awakened one)
2. Dharma (his teachings)
3. Sangha (union) |
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| Three Baskets - Tripitaka |
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1.sermons
2.discipline
3.systematic interpretation |
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1.change
2.no permanent identity
3. suffering |
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1. Theravada -elders (only monks reach nirvana)
2. Mahayana "big vehicle" (anyone can reach nirvana)
3. Vajrayana "diamond vehicle" (sexual practices) |
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| Buddhist king - spread ideas of nonviolence through India |
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| person who has reached nirvana |
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| person who does not enter nirvana but is reborn to help others |
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| universe is empty of permanent reality |
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compassion, empathy
Confucian virture |
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| question that can not be answered with logic |
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| form of Buddhism that encourages repetition of phrases |
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| Buddha of western paradise |
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| organized teachings of Buddha - ladder of steps leading to full enlightenment |
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| chanting mantras - sacred chants |
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| discourse delivered by Buddha towards the end of his life |
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| mysterious origin of the universe |
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| ancient Confucian book of divination (1 of 5 classics) |
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| represents speech, light, heat, male |
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| represents silence, darkness, coolness, female |
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| book of sayings of Confucius |
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empathy, consideration for others, humaneness
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appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette
(Confucian virtue) |
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reciprocity
(Confucian Virtue) |
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Cultural refinement
(Confucian virtue) |
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"noble person"
refined human ideal of Confucianism |
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| how nature works, if you lose balance with nature there will be consequences (natural disasters) |
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everyone fits at least one, have a duty in accordance to your role
ex. Ruler-subjects, parent-child, friend-friend, sibling-sibling, husband-wife |
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| to know one's roles in the web of relationships that create community, and behaving accordingly so as to ensure social harmony |
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| classical literature of the time preceding Confucius |
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| founder of Daoism - against learning |
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| Author of Zhuangzi - advice for turning away from the world and it's struggles |
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| Tao Te Ching (Daode Jing) |
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alternate name = Laozi
book written to a ruler about how to make themselves the perfect channel of the Dao |
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"no action"
doing only what comes naturally - effortless |
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| human who contacts + manipulates spirits for the tribe or group |
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| strong social prohibition |
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animal that is considered to be related by blood to a family or clan
guardian or symbol |
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| nonhuman things possessing a human-like life force or spirit |
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Space - any place with spiritual power
Time - time to renew/purify spirit (holidays/festivals) |
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