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Full of intent and very little it indifferent. Comes from the Greek word “ligion” which means a repetitive binding back. Binding back to something greater than the survival of the species.
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| Believed that people believed in religion out of fear and didn't understand the physical world. |
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| Took all of Feuerbach's ideas of fear and doubting faith and overlays it with medical knowledge. Believes religious people are undergoing psychosis. |
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| Believed religion is for political and economic power. "Its the opium of the people, and a tool for economic oppression." Rich people screwing poor people. |
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| Functionalist Perspective |
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| Believes there might be a true religion but doesn't claim to know for sure. Believes religion helps keep the social ladder in line. |
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| Believes religion is the "glue that holds society together". She is a functionalist, meaning she believes religion has a function in society. |
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| Special, item is not allowed to be touched. |
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| All the things that are not sacred |
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| A functionalist. Believes "religions are by the means we behave religiously". |
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| Belief, trust, and loyalty to a religion. |
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| Studied mysticism to demystify religion. You can interact with the sacred or the holy right here and now. Studied peoples profound mystical experiences. |
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| Adherence to a stable frame of reference. 3 Greek roots; "Fides"=Belief, "Fidueia"=Trust, "Fideltas"=loyalty |
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| An interaction with the sacred in the here and now. |
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| Mysteriom trememendus et Francinaus |
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Msteriom-Actual moment of direct awareness of the holy
Trememendum- The scary part, that "shakes the shit out of you"
Fascinaus-The feeling where you become attracted to that divinity |
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| Belief in multiple Gods but one is more important |
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| Belief in one God in particular |
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| Believes the Sacred/Holy/Divinity is in this world |
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| Believes the Sacred/Holy/Divinity is not in the here or now but in a 'there' or 'then' |
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| Believes the Divinity to be a personal Divinity |
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| Believes the Divinity to be a state of awareness or reality but not a personal God |
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| Believes religion is the way we discover whats most important to us. "Religion is the way we access our ultimate concern" |
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| Devotional Study of Religion |
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| Study of religious tradition in order to become better at its practice. |
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| Theological Study of Religion |
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| Still devotional. Concerned with advancing that tradition. Its a critical study of religion. |
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| Academic Study of Religion |
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| You can study as a believer or non believer. The most critical study of religion. Not concerned with accepting truth claims. |
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| Eight Dimensions of Religion |
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Experimental-subjective experience by a believer
Conceptual-Questions that underscore the doctrine.
Ritual-Formal characteristics of religion and expressing it with rituals
Mythic-Narratives;everything is true except the story
Doctrinal-formal declarations of belief.
Ethical-Understanding of moral values.
Social-Human kinds social groupings. Ex) Judaism
Aesthetic-Attitudes about what is "good", "true", and "beautiful" |
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| The human mind is a behavior producing machine |
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| Vigorous understanding of the way things are |
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| Predisposition to think that there is no cause or reason for something to happen |
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| If something is unusual we are able to remember it better |
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| Counterfactual Scenario Aptitude |
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| Humans imagine things that haven't happened yet |
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| We personify other beings |
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| Sanskrit for the people who live on the Indus River |
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| Set of 4 texts in Hinduism |
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| Devotional hymms in Hinduism meant to honor the Devas |
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| Texts describing the proper performance of rituals for the four Vedas of Hinduism |
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| 8th Avatar, Avatar of Lord Vishnu who is meant to restore Dharma to the world |
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| Significant to Hinduism because he is considered an Avatar of Vishnu |
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| Human person with attributes that lead people to believe they are an incarnation of one of the Devas |
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| Vishnu's wife, goddess of prosperity and beauty |
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| People in Hinduism who benefits Shiva first and foremost out of all of the Devas. |
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| Shiva's (god of destruction and rejuvenation) wife |
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| Shiva and Parvati's son. Remover of obstacles and good luck on journeys. Wise and immovable. "Rides on a mouse" |
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| Worship the sacred feminine first and foremost. Believe in Tantra positions and chakras |
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| The mother Goddess of Hindu feminism |
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| Health philosophy with the base of the spine and involves chakras. Part of the Saktas Hinduism group that believes in worshipping the sacred feminine first and foremost. |
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| The destroyer goddess celebrated and worshipped by the saktas group. A goddess who is capable of giving and taking life. |
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| Practice of tantras is involved in the saktas group of Hinduism. Part of worshipping the sacred feminine and practicing sex positions in order to become closer to the divine. |
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| Ancient sacred Hindu texts |
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| The Devas are Hinduism Gods or deities that are invited into the common Hindu's home and treated as respected guests |
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| One of the most important Hindu deities. The God of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. He is a messenger to other Gods and is thus responsible for the receiving of sacrifices. |
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| The God of Gods in Hinduism. He is one of the chief deities in Rigveda. |
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| Ritual drink of importance in Hinduism |
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| Goddess in Rig veda means "the dawns" she is portrayed as warding off evil spirits in the evening. |
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| the release from the cycle of reincarnation and suffering |
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| Actions at the social level. Charity, doing things regardless of what happens. |
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| The cycle of "birth", "life", "death", "rebirth". |
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| the conflict between good and evil. The balance. |
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| Believing there is unity in a given field. For example Brahman in Hinduism is the Divine ground of the universe. Brahman is considered to be all that exists and everything in the universe is therefore a manifestation of Brahman. |
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| "Illusion" The belief in Hinduism that we do not really experience the environment but a projection of it created by us. |
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| Breathes the first syllable. "Om" Which is the first vibration that starts the world. |
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| The first vibration. Very important to Hinduism religion. Reflects total order. |
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| The breath, the sacred holy ultimate that is impersonal but makes things sacred. |
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| The thing in you that makes you sacred, not a soul |
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| Priests, highes in the caste system. They are in charge of what is sacred and rituals. |
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| Second caste in the Hindu caste system. Made of nobility or military. |
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| Economic specialists or skilled labor. What the West would consider "White Collar" workers. |
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| Manual laborers of the Caste system |
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| Description from an insider of a specific culture |
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| Description from an outsider of a culture. |
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| A 3 tiered fireplace used for Hindu rituals. The bottom tear represents animals, humans, and vegetables. The second tier is meant for the value of the sky, the heavens, and space. The top tier symbolizes the resplendent place where energy originates. |
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| A wandering monk who's chief purpose is to achieve moska through meditation and contemplation of brahman. |
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| "You are that" Means that the self in its pure state is identifiable with the Ultimate reality. |
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The "stilling of fluctuations of consciousness"
8 Limbs: yama-ethical behavior (noninterference with Dharma, stop doing bad things)
niyama-ethical behavior (start doing good things)
asana-physical postures intent to unite body, breath, and mind
pranayama-sacred breath (controlling breathing)
pratyahara-turning inward. Avoiding outside stimuli.
Dharana-Concentrate on Inward focus
Dyana-Uninterrupted flow of still conciousness.
Samadhi-"Aha" Understanding fully and completely.
4 types
raja-breathing and posture
jnana-wisdom tradition, intellectuel meditation
karma-action at the social level
bhakti-intense devotion, manifestation of brahma
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| set of at home practices, treating a deva as a guest in your home |
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| Destroyer and transformer. Continuously defeats good over evil. |
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| Representation of Shiva used for worship in temples |
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| Worships Vishnu first and foremost. Worshipping the sustainer Vishnu. |
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| Verb meaning "to wake up" |
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| The teachings on the nature of things by Buddha |
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| The text about the three baskets. Buddha's realizations when he walked down the street. Youth, health, and life isn't real. |
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1. Old Man-Realizes "youth isn't permanent"
2. Sick Man-"health is fleeting"
3.Dead Man-"Life itself is fleeting"
4. Monk-"Maybe none of it matters" |
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| Monk that the Buddha saw in deep meditation that made him realize despite the suffering you can find peace |
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| Denying yourself everything |
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| Everything in moderation, the middle path between indulgence of the senses and restriction of the senses. "the Great Awakening" |
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| All undesirable qualities of the human condition |
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| The part of the Buddha that says to keep his enlightenment to himself. (selfish) |
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1.Nature of the things are
2. Why things are
3.The nature of suffering
4.how we overcome it |
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| Thirst or craving for pleasure, the principle cause of suffering. One of the marks of existence that leads to suffering |
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| Inconsistence or impermanence. The marks of existence that lead to suffering. |
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| Not believing in what you see because your senses because they are projections and not necessarily reality |
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| Truth, the way things are |
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1.Form or matter
2. sensation or feeling
3. perception or cognition
4.mental formations or impulses
5. consciousness or discernment |
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| Being in the here and now. Originally mentioned by the Buddha and used by zen masters later |
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1.Right View (Wisdom)
2.Right intention (Wisdom)
3. Right Speech (Wisdom)
4.Right Action (ethical conduct)
5. Right livelihood (ethical conduct)
6. right effort (concentration)
7. Right Mindfulness (concentration)
8. Right concentration |
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| Not a place. Unbinding, denaturing. To be free from desire. "An unclenched fist" |
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| Continuous flow of suffering |
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| Development of the mind or conciousness |
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| The community of Buddhism |
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| Super Buddhists! Most traditional and least interested in innovation. |
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1. Buddha-specific guy
2. Dharma-his specific teaching
3.sangha-specific people he communicated with |
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| The teacher or someone who strives to live as the Buddha said |
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| Meditation where you focus on the breath |
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| An idiom for an item which one can't dispose of but the upkeep outweighs the worth |
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"Great Vehicle" Its the first philosophical innovation in Buddhism. The use the tipitika and sutras. Sutras=full embodiment of Buddha's thoughts
Believe in utter nothingness.
Believe real enlightenment is returning to help other people reach their enlightenment. |
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| New literature observed in the Mahayana and Vajrayana. Considered the full embodiment of the Buddha's thoughts |
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| Mahayana's derogatory term for Theravedas meaning "Inferior vehicle" |
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| Form of Buddhist self-criticism "utter nothingness" |
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| A sutra, literature that originated from Mahayana |
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| Meaning everything is nothing |
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| Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone to that far shore. All enlightenment we hail. |
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| "Diamond Raft" Most innovative form of Buddhism. Respect the tipitika, sutras, and bon shanans |
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| Visualize themselves as meditation Buddha |
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| His holiness the ultimate teacher |
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| "absorption" Buddhism on Steroids in Japan |
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| Buddha is sitting on top of the hill and people are getting really upset and he holds up a rock. And Kasyapa understands. He understands that. |
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1.Buddha-enlightenment
2.Dharma-the nature of reality
3.Sandha-Community |
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| Realizing what present moment reality is |
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| Direct awareness of mind to mind transmission. |
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| Four Requirements of Awakening |
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1.Great Confidence
2. Great Doubt
3. Great vows
4. Great Diligence |
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| Sitting meditation, Stilling and clearing of the overactive meditation |
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| Person who started Soto Zen |
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| Any place where you can be soto. NOT A TEMPLE |
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| Overloading the mind in order to break it |
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| Sayings that don't make any sense |
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| functionalist, believes in faith based perspective. |
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| The only things that exist are things you can experience with your senses |
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| Belonging to the wilderness, part of the four vedas |
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