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        | religious tradition originating in the seventh century B.C.E in Persia |  | 
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        | form of Buddhism especially important in Japan. |  | 
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        | ancient scriptures in Hinduism |  | 
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        | the roman catholic doctrine that the elements of bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ |  | 
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        | (reincarnation) the movement of a soul or spirit from one existence to another |  | 
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        | "goes beyond" or "stands over" |  | 
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        | gate marking the entry for a sacred place in Shinto |  | 
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        | believing reflection on the faith of a articular community, with the goal of clarification of the logic and grounds of a notion of the sacred |  | 
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        | discussions of divine justice |  | 
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        | indicating the goal or end result |  | 
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        | a system or practice for following Tao |  | 
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        | the way or power of harmony and balance among all things |  | 
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        | majority tradition in Islam |  | 
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        | the attempt to identify an essence or core idea which distinguishes religion for other |  | 
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        | burial mound for a holy person (buddhism) |  | 
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        | in hinduism, great public sarifice in ancient India |  | 
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        | indigenous religion of japan |  | 
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        | minority tradition in islam |  | 
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        | hebrew word for the place for the dead |  | 
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        | a person thought to have special,sacred powers, for example, as a medium for spirits or a healer |  | 
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        | ritual meal, part of passover |  | 
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        | a religious group which demands conformity to certain standards in the behavior of its members |  | 
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        | a split within a relious body |  | 
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        | to make holy, dedicating something to the sacred |  | 
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        | elements of religious traditions which focus on the appearance of the sacred through the medium of material reality |  | 
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        | the day set apart for rest and remembrance of the sacred in judaism |  | 
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        | a ceremonial act or repeated stylized gesture used for specific occasions |  | 
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        | the disclosure of sacred truth |  | 
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        | physical items associated wth a holy person and preserved by believers for their connection with the sacred |  | 
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        | the concept that a spirit or soul takes on or moves from one body to another |  | 
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        | the holy book or sacred scripture in islam |  | 
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        | ritual preparation for an approach to the sacred |  | 
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        | aspects of religious traditions which focus on the appearance of the sacred through words |  | 
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        | religious specialist associated with prophetic traditions |  | 
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        | religious specialist associated with sacremental elements of religious traditions |  | 
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        | the notion that the ultimate destiny of persons has been eternally established by god |  | 
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        | the process of giving reasons for the judgements one makes |  | 
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        | to ask or beg favors of the sacred |  | 
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        | making restitution for ethical impurities in order to be fit to approach the sacred |  | 
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        | a story usually fictional in which the thrust of the story is to make a particular point but in which the characters do not stand for realities outside the story itself |  | 
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        | similar to orthodoxy but refers to right practice |  | 
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        | indicates the standard for "right belief" set by a particular community |  | 
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        | the sacred reality in buddhism |  | 
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        | a narrative that focuses on sacred reality and its relationship to humanity |  | 
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        | aspects of religious traditions that focus on the appearance of the sacred to persons achieving a certain "enlightened" state of mind |  | 
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        | the month of memorial for the martyrdom of Hussayn |  | 
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        | the great prohet and founder of Islam |  | 
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        | followers of the prophetic mission of joseph smith |  | 
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        | ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that focus on concern for human welfare |  | 
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        | release or liberation from the world (Hinduism) |  | 
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        | signifying absolute reson or mind |  | 
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        | derived from a greek work meaning "a public work" (public worship) |  | 
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        | views of time, depiction of time as having a beginning, middle, and end |  | 
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        | the condition of being in an intermediate state |  | 
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        | the inexorable law of cause and effect |  | 
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        | sacred beings and powers in shinto |  | 
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        | the ancients, cubical structure outside of mecca |  | 
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        | a small but important religious tradition in india |  | 
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        | the religious tradition that begins with the life and work of muhammad |  | 
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        | the "becoming flesh" of the sacred |  | 
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        | describe those notions of the sacred that stress its inherence in the world |  | 
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        | leader of prayer in islam |  | 
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        | the predominant religious tradition in india |  | 
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        | the appearance of the sacred in human experience |  | 
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        | a word used by members of a religious community to indicate an illegitimate idea or movement |  | 
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        | classicl greek name for the place of the dead |  | 
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        | referring to definitions of religion that stress he role of religion in human responses to suffering,death,despair,and the like |  | 
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        | the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in egypt |  | 
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        | the process of drawing out or interpreting the meaning of texts |  | 
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        | the study of practical justification or of various answers to questions of the "good" life |  | 
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        | a way of thought , that sresses the oppostition of good and evil powers |  | 
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        | students, followers of a religious teacher |  | 
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        | law, duty, or teaching ,duties in one's caste |  | 
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        | a religous group founded by a charismatic leader that claims it has a new revelation or insight that perfects,changes and older tradition |  | 
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        | ways of thinking that attempt to relate the various aspects of the universe |  | 
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        | the great religious-political tradition of china founded by confucius |  | 
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        | he religious tradition founded on the teachings of jesus |  | 
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        | the system of division of labor in hindusim |  | 
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        | measuring reed, the list of autoritative scriptures in a particular tradition |  | 
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        | the religious tradtion founded on the teaching of the buddha |  | 
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        | one who achieves enlightnement but postpones nirvana in the interst of bringing truth to the world |  | 
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        | the sacremnt employing water for the forgiveness of sins |  | 
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        | the incarnation of a deity |  | 
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        | the catclysmic end of the present world in judaism |  | 
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        | questions concerning the justice of human beings |  | 
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        | a story that makes and instructive point |  | 
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        | acknoledgement of the sovereignty of the sacred over the individual |  | 
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        | ritual washings in various traditions |  | 
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