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Religion: Misc. Religions
Important Parts of non-Christian and non-"mythology" religions
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
01/25/2010
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Zoroastrian Angel of Light
 Definition
Ahura Mazda
Term
Islamic God
 Definition
Allah
Term
Sacred book of Zoroastrianism
 Definition
Avesta
Term
Highest caste in Hinduism
 Definition
Brahman
Term
Belief that God created the universe and allows it to function on its own without divine intervention (Clockwork Universe)
 Definition
Deism
Term
Says that it is impossible to prove whether or not there is a God
 Definition
Agnosticism
Term
Denial that there is a God
 Definition
Atheism
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Sacred Hindu river
 Definition
Ganges
Term
Pilgrimmage to Mecca required at least once in a Muslim's life
 Definition
Hajj
Term
Hindu Trinity
 Definition
Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
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Confucian Book of Changes
 Definition
I Ching
Term
Islamic holy war
 Definition
Jihad
Term
Islamic holy book
 Definition
Koran (Qu'ran)
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Hindu epic
 Definition
Mahabharata
Term
State of Buddhist enlightenment
 Definition
Nirvana
Term
Islamic month of fasting
 Definition
Ramadan
Term
Jewish new year
 Definition
Rosh Hashanah
Term
Schools of Buddhism
 Definition
Zen, Mahayana, Theravada
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Major Japanese religion
 Definition
Shintoism
Term
1st book of Hindu scripture
 Definition
Rig Veda
Term
Festival that celebrates Buddha's birth
 Definition
Vesak
Term
Most important Jewish holiday; Day of Atonement
 Definition
Yom Kippur
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