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| "Original collection"; the primary scripture of the Sikhs. |
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| Matter without soul or life. |
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| "Clothed in sky"; a member of the Jain sect in which monks ideally do not wear clothing. |
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| The belief that all physical matter has life and feeling. |
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| A poem by Guru Nanak that begins the Adi Granth; the poem is recited daily by pious Sikhs. |
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| "Conquerer"; the Jain term for a perfected person who will not be reborn. |
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| Spirit soul, which enlivens matter. |
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| Ritual in honor of a tirthankara or deity. |
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| "Holy death"; death by self-starvation, valued in Janinism as a nobe end to a long life of virtue and detachment. |
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| "Clothed in white"; a member of the Jain sect in which monks and nuns where white clothing. |
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| "Disciple"; a follower of the Sikh religion. |
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| "Building person"; a member of a Jain sect that rejects the use of statues and temples. |
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| A member of the newest Jain sect. |
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| "Crossing maker"; in Jainism, ine of the twenty-four ideal human beings of the past, Mahavira being most recent. |
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| In Jainism,_______ refers to one of the twenty-four ideal human beings of the past. Its literal meaning is___________ |
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| tirthankara, crossing-maker or ford-finder |
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| The last and greatest of the twenty-four who reached perfection is________ |
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| The founder of Sikhism was_______ |
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| The Golden Temple of the Sikhs is located in the city of_______ |
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| The special military order founded by Gobind Singh was called the________ |
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| The most accurate descriptor of Jainism is____ |
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| Jains, unlike the Theravada Buddhists,__ |
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| glorify Mahavira's extreme austerities. |
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| Jains, like the Theravada Buddhists,___ |
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| believe that all attachments bring a certain bondage. |
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| In his lifetime, Mahavira taught and |
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| organized an order of naked monks. |
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| After a long life of virtue and detachment, Jains endorse____ |
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| Regular practices of the Jains include____ |
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| view the human being as a composite of spirit and matter |
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| Sikhism originated in the____ |
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| Punjab or northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. |
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| The most accurate meaning of the Sikh term gurdwara is... |
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| The meaning of the word sikh is to... |
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| preach and seek disciples |
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| Nanak's religious experience is similar to what feature in other religions? |
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| The Sikh Khalsa adopted the five practices to... |
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| promote strength and self-identity. |
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| Members of the Khalsa are to avoid... |
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| Types of Mystical experience |
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Nature mysticism
Monist mysticism
Theist mysticism |
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