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        | "spirtiual path" "reconnect" - join human realm with spiritual realm
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        | Eight Elements of Religion |  | Definition 
 
        | 1.belief system 2.community
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 5.ethics
 6.characteristic emotional experiences
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        | A belief system connected to a country that has elements of religion |  | 
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        | Sanatana dharma - Hinduism |  | Definition 
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        | Hindu philosophical texts 1500-BCE |  | 
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        | Hindu Book of Knowledge (2000-1700 BCE) |  | 
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        | Religious literary work "good song"
 Story about the Great War - Krishna and Arjuna
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        | incarnation of the supreme soul in the Bhagavad Gita |  | 
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        | Common man - warrior in the Bhagavad Gita |  | 
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        | Hindu Path of knowledge (meditation) |  | 
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        | Hindu Path of action (Dharma) |  | 
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        | Hindu Path of devotion (worship of gods) |  | 
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        | Hindu ancient stories of the gods |  | 
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        | Hindu "eternal waters" impersonal god = ultimate reality
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        | Hindu individual soul/fraction of Brahman |  | 
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        | Hindu liberation from the cycle of rebirths by knowledge "I am Brahman" |  | 
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        | hindu heaven - not the ultimate goal |  | 
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        | "illusion"  - what keeps us from seeing reality correctly |  | 
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        | base of the caste system, myth of creation |  | 
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        | society is a body and needs all parts to function correctly parts:
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        | three forms of the divine: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva =
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        | hindu: duty according to one's caste |  | 
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        | "descent" of ViSnu on earth to 'save the virtuous and punish the wicked' |  | 
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        | self immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre |  | 
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        | new forms of Hinduism in response to interaction between Hinduism and Islam |  | 
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        | reformed Hinduism -more western
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        | revival of Orthodox Hinduism |  | 
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        | experimental harmony among all religions "all religions lead to the same reality"
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        | reinterpreted Hinduism in socio-political context |  | 
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        | Gandhi's teaching of non-violence |  | 
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        | Gandhi - "holding on to the truth" |  | 
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        | 1.suffering 2.cause = desire
 3.ending = nirvana
 4.path = eightfold path
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        | 1.right understanding 2.right intention
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 4.right action
 5. right work
 6. right effort
 7. right meditation
 8. right contemplation
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        | constant rebirth, suffering, everyday changing world |  | 
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        | release from the suffering = inner peace |  | 
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        | 1. Buddha (the awakened one) 2. Dharma (his teachings)
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        | Three Baskets - Tripitaka |  | Definition 
 
        | 1.sermons 2.discipline
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        | 1.change 2.no permanent identity
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        | 1. Theravada -elders (only monks reach nirvana) 2. Mahayana "big vehicle" (anyone can reach nirvana)
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        | Buddhist king - spread ideas of nonviolence through India |  | 
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        | person who has reached nirvana |  | 
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        | person who does not enter nirvana but is reborn to help others |  | 
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        | universe is empty of permanent reality |  | 
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        | compassion, empathy 
 Confucian virture
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        | question that can not be answered with logic |  | 
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        | form of Buddhism that encourages repetition of phrases |  | 
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        | Buddha of western paradise |  | 
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        | organized teachings of Buddha - ladder of steps leading to full enlightenment |  | 
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        | chanting mantras - sacred chants |  | 
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        | discourse delivered by Buddha towards the end of his life |  | 
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        | mysterious origin of the universe |  | 
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        | ancient Confucian book of divination (1 of 5 classics) |  | 
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        | represents speech, light, heat, male |  | 
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        | represents silence, darkness, coolness, female |  | 
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        | book of sayings of Confucius |  | 
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        | empathy, consideration for others, humaneness (Confucian virtue)
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        | appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette (Confucian virtue)
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        | reciprocity (Confucian Virtue)
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        | Cultural refinement (Confucian virtue)
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        | "noble person" refined human ideal of Confucianism
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        | how nature works, if you lose balance with nature there will be consequences (natural disasters) |  | 
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        | everyone fits at least one, have a duty in accordance to your role ex. Ruler-subjects, parent-child, friend-friend, sibling-sibling, husband-wife
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        | to know one's roles in the web of relationships that create community, and behaving accordingly so as to ensure social harmony |  | 
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        | classical literature of the time preceding Confucius |  | 
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        | founder of Daoism - against learning |  | 
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        | Author of Zhuangzi - advice for turning away from the world and it's struggles |  | 
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        | Tao Te Ching (Daode Jing) |  | Definition 
 
        | alternate name = Laozi book written to a ruler about how to make themselves the perfect channel of the Dao
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        | "no action" doing only what comes naturally - effortless
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        | human who contacts + manipulates spirits for the tribe or group |  | 
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        | strong social prohibition |  | 
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        | animal that is considered to be related by blood to a family or clan 
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        | nonhuman things possessing a human-like life force or spirit |  | 
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        | Space - any place with spiritual power Time - time to renew/purify spirit (holidays/festivals)
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