Key Terms Flashcards
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Tanakh
Jewish bible
Bar mitzvah
Ceremony of Jewish girl or boy who turns 13
Yom kippur
Religion day of the Jewish year
Kashrut
Jewish dietary law
Bodisattva
Being who enlightens themselves
Reincarnation
Transference of consciousness in new body
Prophets of islam
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Ka’bah
Cube shaped building built by Abraham
Diwali
Festival of lights
Eight fold path
Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.
Salat
Ritual prayer before dawn
Monism
Believing in one thing
Guru
Enlightened teachers
2 sacrements all Christians observe
Baptism and Eucharist
Monotheistic
Only believing one god
Polytheistic
Belief of more than one god
Agnostic
Person doubts that humans can know the existence of god
Mi’raj
Ascension of Muhammad
Dalaï lama
Ruler of tibet
Pentecost
50 days after Easter
Samsara
Endless cycle of rebirth
Siddharya Gautama
Buddhist teacher
Muhammad
Religious leader of islam
Caste system
Social class in India
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