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| the Grand Commonality; an age of complete harmony, in which all people are as they should be: faithful, trustworthy, loving, conscientious, and cared for |
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| the most prominent confucian of the New Text school who helped establish confucianism as the state religion |
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| A person of exemplary behavior, especially in confucianism; traditionally translated in English as "gentleman"; implying the virtues of the upper class; a superior person, or one of virtue and exceptional character |
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| The first teacher of confucianism known in the west as confucius 551-479 BCE |
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| The single English translation used for two different Chinese characters. The first sense "rites" involves ritual practice and decorum. The second "principle" refers to the meaning of patterns in natural materials like wood or stone and was used to designate the universal force or element that pervades the cosmos |
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| The second most prominent confucian thinker, also known as Master Meng, Mengzi, and Mencius; he originally believed that humans nature is originally good |
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| The central confucian virtue, usually translated as humaneness, benevolence, goodness, or compassion |
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| The "Great Ultimate," which "coexists" with the ultimate of non-being; also the term for the slow motion exercise widely known in English as Tai Chi |
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| Originally referred to the sunny and shady sides of a mountain, but came to be associated with female and male qualities and more broadly, complementary forces in the universe |
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| The spirits that animate all living things, natural phenomena, and natural forces, shrines were built to accommodate their presence during rituals |
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| Female deity of the sun, born from the eye of the primordial deity Izanag; following his purification; enshrined at Ise as the Patron deity of the imperial family |
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| The rash or violent side of the kami, responsible for natural disasters, illness, political disorder, etc |
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| Literally "manifestation from the original state"; the concept that kami are manifestations of buddhas or bodhisttvas |
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| The period of "decline of the (Buddhist) dharma"; thought to have begun in 1052; a time of social disorder, during which individuals could not achieve liberation without the aid of buddhas and bodhisattvas |
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| The benevolent side of the kami, associated with peace, prosperity, good health, and ample harvest |
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| A popular term for the bushi (warrior) who served regional warlords in various capacities; samurais made up the top 5% of society during the Edo period |
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| The supreme military leader of Japan, appointed by the emperor and effectively ruling in his name |
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| Literally "original book"; first compiled by Guru ArJan in 1604 and invested with supreme authority as the Guru Granth Sahib after the death of Guru Gobind Singh |
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| "The one beyond time"; God |
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| Literally "Guru's door"; the Sikh place of worship |
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| Literally, "basic formula"; the opening creedal statement of the Adi Granth, declaring the eternity and transcendence of God, the creator |
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| Literally "pure" or "crown estate"; hence an order of sikhs bound by common identity and discipline |
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| "Divine order, will, or command"; an all-embracing principle, the sum total of all divinely instituted laws, a revelation of the nature of God |
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| The five marks of Khalsa identity: Kes (uncut hair), Kangha (wooden comb), Kirpan (sword), Kara (wrist ring), and Kachh (short breeches) |
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| The term of both the community kitchen and the meal that is prepared there and served to all present in the congregation |
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| Literally "society of singhs"; a revival movement established in 1873 that redefined the norms of sikh doctrine and practice |
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| Early Sectarian node within Jainism with its own sacred scriptures; identified by the male mendicant practice of nudity |
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| one of the two early sectarian nodes within Jainism; mendicants wear simple white robes |
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| Literally "conqueror"; an epithet for the 24 ascetic-prophets who conquered the world of desire and suffering and taught the path to eternal happiness; alternatively called Tirthankara |
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| literally "great hero"; epithet of the 24th and final Jina of our time cycle, born Vardhamana Jnatrpura in the sixth century BCE |
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| A ritual fast to death undertaken voluntarily, usually in old age or illness |
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| Literally "ford-marker"; epithet for 24 Jinas, who, through their teachings, created a ford across the ocean of samsara |
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| The first Tirthankara of our current time cycle; also called Adinath |
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| The central prayer in Jainism |
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| "remeberence of the divine name", especially the devotional practice of meditating on the divine name |
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