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| Goes into the spiritual realm |
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| Spirits come to the shaman |
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| two ways in Australian Animism of categorizing the world. Two types of reality in Aboriginal Animism or one of the two types |
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| In Aboriginal Animism, created the world in the Dream Time. |
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| In Hinduism, the illusory world of experiences |
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| In Hinduism, the liberation from the cycle of samsara |
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| In Hinduism, the idea that what goes around comes around in the next life; attitudes and actions which affect your place in the world. Hindu idea of justice |
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| place in society based on your previous life's karma |
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| Manifestations of Brahman |
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| In Personal Hinduism: Brahma the creator, Vishnu (Krishna) the sustainer, and Shiva the destroyer |
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| the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth |
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| the one underlying reality/consciousness, in/of which all things are |
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| In Buddhism, an enlightened being, motivated by deep compassion, who remains in our midst to assist others in spiritual progress |
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| in Hinduism, the sense of individual self |
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| In Buddhism, the unconditioned reality, experienced without form or limit when all attachments have been negated and the fires of craving blown out; the ultimate Buddhist goal |
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| The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism |
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| Life is suffering, Suffering is caused by craving, End suffering by ending craving, End craving by following the Eight-Fold Path of the Middle Way |
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| Suffering is caused by craving (tanha) |
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| End suffering by ending craving |
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| End craving by following the Eight-Fold Path of the Middle Way |
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| The Eight-Fold Path of the Middle Way |
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| Right understanding, though, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration or samadhi- the fundamental ideals of Buddhist life and practice as taught by the Buddha |
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| The Buddha as the ideal teacher, the Dharma as his teaching, and the Samgha, or order of monks, as the ideal community |
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| No self. The Buddhist teaching that there is no separate individual human self |
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| active non-doing; going with the flow of the universe |
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| Five Great Relationships (Confucianism) |
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| 1. Ruler-Subject, 2. Father-Son, 3. Husband-Wife, 4. Elder Brother-Younger Brother, 5. Friend-Friend |
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| healing social disorder by fulfilling one's 'name'/role |
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| Zhang Daoling (First Century), Zhang Daochen (64th) |
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| 'virtue', noble character |
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| a 'superior' man, motivated by ren |
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| The breaking and binding of a woman's feet |
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| In Shinto, gateways for the Gods |
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| the one underlying reality which is experienced as Yin and Yang |
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| Earth, dark, moist, soft, passive, absorbing, females |
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| Heaven, light, dry, hard, active, advancing, males. |
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| They are not opposites but rather complimentary, two parts of a whole |
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| 'virtue'/'power'/'potency' (influence, being able to interact with something |
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| the Taoism sacred text written by Lao Tzu |
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| Major gods of Religious Taoism |
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| The Three Pure Ones, all are Lao Tzu |
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| 1. Originator of Truth, 2. Bringer of Truth, 3. Teacher of Truth |
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| In Religious Taoism, eight people who have never died |
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| Priests in Religious Taoism |
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| they pass secrets from father to son |
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| hereditary line of spiritual healers |
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| they focus on Immortality, for preserving your body |
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| Three Treasure of the Universe |
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| In Religious Taoism, Heaven, Earth, and Manking |
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| In Religious Taoism, prayers, moral conduct, and observances of commandment |
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| In Religious Taoism, diets, medicines, breathing, elixirs, and exercises |
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| disease, old age, and death |
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| Key factor to Confucianism |
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| Three greatest relationships in Confucianism |
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| 1. Ruler-Subject, 2. Father-Son, 3. Husband-Wife |
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| In Confucianism, lead to order, prosperity |
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| In Confucianism, lead to disorder, poverty |
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| In Confucianism, practices which promote order |
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| In Confucianism, petty in mind and heart, narrowly self-interested, superficial or grasping |
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| In Confucianism, 1. The Great Learning, 2. The Doctrine of the Mean, 3. The Analects, 4. The Mencius |
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| In Confucianism, 1. Changes, 2. Poetry, 3. Rites, 4. History, 5. Summer/Fall Annals |
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| Who wrote or edited all the texts in traditional Confucianism? |
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| In Confucianism, people are 'good'(natural, balanced, part of the tao), people turn 'bad' because of bad societal structure. |
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| In Confucianism, people are 'bad' (not born orderly, not balanced or part of the natural tao), only reason people are structured is because of societal structure |
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| Undifferentiated potential |
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| In Chinese Folk Religion, text 'Heaven'/Moral Order |
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| Gods of Chinese Folk Religion |
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| Prosperity, Posterity, and Longevity |
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| Shinto, which is Religious Taoism in Japan |
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| Purification, Presentation, Prayer, Participation |
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| In Shinto, Tradition and Family, Love of Nature, Purity, Festival |
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| In Shinto, story of the creation of everything, male god and female god made 8 perfect islands=Japan |
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| particular set of beliefs, practices, and organization |
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| resources for understanding, not necessarily a book |
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| something a group or individual does over time to develop group or individual identity |
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| Experience needed to grow, experiences required to become a member, and experiences you will have after you are in |
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| what counts as 'good' thinking in the religion's members |
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| Insider, sources are the norms |
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| outsider, academic rationality are the norms |
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| Actively hostile to the role/place of women |
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| men are the most important |
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| trace decent through mother |
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| everything has a soul, powers greater than ours, and is potentially hostile-we need to develop tools (instruments) in order to assure our survival. Earliest and oldest form of religious expression. Presently one of the most widespread and faster growing forms of religious expression |
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| In Animism, things you do to gain access to special knowledge or power |
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| In Animism, things you have to gain access to special power or knowledge. Fetish related |
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| In Animism, things you avoid to keep access to special power or knowledge, or worse things that take away power by doing them |
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| people with access to special power or knowledge |
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| In Animism, Confrontation (standing up to), Conciliation (making nice to), or Cogitation (out-thinking) |
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| Two Main Forms of Animism |
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| Hostile Worldview Animism and Mysterious Worldview Animism |
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| Hostile Worldview Animism |
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| Patriarchal, everything is alive, has a soul, potentially hostile and can kill you |
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| Mysterious Worldview Animism |
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| Matriarchal, instead of seeking power, seek knowledge |
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| Everything matters and has spiritual meaning. Religion that touches everything, including everyday life |
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| Theoretical Form of Religion |
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| What the religion says it is |
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| stasis=stable, normal condition, ex=away from. ex stasis, away from normal condition. Dionysian, Apollian |
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| so ecstatic they(shamans) can't move |
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| creating of giant objects |
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| Texts of Australian Animism |
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| In Aboriginal Animism, the land, territory |
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| Traditions of Australian Animism |
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| In Aboriginal Animism, dancing, painting, storytelling |
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| Experiences of Australian Animism |
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| In Aboriginal Animism, experience the spirits, acknowledge spirits |
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| understand that everything is everything |
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| In Hinduism, practices which help us achieve our wisdom goal. It's a path to lose sense of physical limitations, and a way to gain wisdom |
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| In Hinduism, the way of the body, growing in wisdom through your body |
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| In Hinduism, the way of the mind, ways of understanding that transcend what your brain wants to understand |
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| In Hinduism, the way of devotion, lose track of limitations and yourself. Way of growing in ability to let go of limitations |
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| In Hinduism, the way of action, trying to create a sense of union with the world through the body |
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| In Hinduism, a spiritual adept, very good at what they do |
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| In Hinduism, a spiritual leader/teacher. Can be a yogi without being a Guru. Guru is a higher praise than yogi |
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| In Hinduism, a yogic chant (something that helps achieve wisdom goal) |
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| Shruti, Smriti, Shruti, 4 Commentaries to the Vedas, Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Puranas |
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| In Hinduism, sacred texts that were 'revealed' by the gods, or that holy people became aware of and wrote down |
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| In Hinduism, sacred text traditional, developed/authorized over time and given authority by the community. Epics and Laws |
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| In Hinduism, sacred text with four Vedas, 1. Rig, 2. Yajur, 3. Sama, 4. Artha |
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| In Hinduism, four commentaries written for the four Vedas of the Shruti, 1. Samhita, 2. Brahmana, 3. Aranyuaka, 4. Upanishad |
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| subsection of the Mahabharata |
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| The Laws of Manu, basic beliefs, practices, and laws that govern Hinduism |
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| understood to be pure storytelling. |
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| In Hinduism, the cosmic order which sustains all order |
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| Four Stages of Life-Ashrams |
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| In Hinduism, 1. Student, 2. Householder, 3. Forest Dweller (hermit), 4. Renunciant (sannyasin) |
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| Four States of Life-Atman |
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| In Hinduism, 1. Kama (pleasure), 2. Artha(gain), 3. Dharma (duty), 4. Moksha (freedom) |
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| Stages of Life and Corresponding States of Life |
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| In Hinduism, 1. Student-Kama, 2. Householder-Artha, 3. Forest Dweller-Artha, 4. Renunciant-Moksha |
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| Getting outside of structure, Shiva, Shakti, and unity |
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| In Hinduism, a 'good wife' getting burned alive on husbands funeral pyre. |
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| The Four Visions of the Buddha |
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| Old Man, Diseased Man, Dead Man, and the 'Happy' Monk |
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| In Buddhism, Siddharta Gautana, 6th cBCE |
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| In Buddhism, Sensual Desire, Anger or Ill-will, Sloth-torpor or boredom, Restlessness-worry, and Doubt |
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| In Buddhism, The way of the Elders |
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| In Buddhism, the Great Vessel |
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| The devotion of father by son is called-- |
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| In Confucianism, filial piety |
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