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| religions that claim descent from Abraham as an ancestor (judaism, christianity, islam) |
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| "original inhabitants", the indigenous people of India. Also, known as "tribals" or "scheduled tribes." |
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| Sanskrit for "non-dual[interpretation of] the Vedanta [Upanishads]"; a Hindu philosophical school that stresses the oneness of all reality (monism) |
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| in Christianity, refers to the Second Coming of Christ. "adventist" groups such as the Seventh-Day Adventists, calculate the time of and prepare for the return of Christ. Also the season of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ. |
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| Sanskrit for "tradition"; refers to texts in both Hinduism and Jainism. |
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| the view that it is impossible for humans to know whether spiritual reality exists |
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| noninjury to all life, a concept found in Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism |
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| "Wise Lord" the Zoroastrian designation for the one God, creator and judge of the universe |
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| the Arabic term for "God" |
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| "God is most great" A frequent expression in Islam |
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| Arabic for "the base" an islamic terrorist network responsible for the 9-11-01 attacks and others |
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| in Shinto, the sun goddess |
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| in Pure Land Buddhism, the heavenly Buddha of the Western Paradise; called Amida in Japan |
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| a Punjabi city sacred to Sikhs; the location of the Golden Temple |
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| the reputed sayings and conversations of Confucius |
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| literally "no atman"; a Buddhist teaching that humans have no permanent self or soul |
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| a Punjabi city sacred to Sikhs; the location of the Golden Temple |
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| the evil spirit in Zoroastrian cosmology |
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| Pali for "impermanence"; a Buddhist concept that all reality is constantly changing and without any permanence |
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| the belief, common in indigenous religions, that all reality is infused with spirits or a spiritual force and is therefore alive |
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| the view that humans are at the center of creation; the traditional perspective in religions originating in the Middle East (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.) |
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