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