Lesson 3 Flashcards
(41 cards)
List down the 5 Eastern Religions
TAOISM
CONFUCIANISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
SHINTO
Who founded taoiism?
Lao-Tzu
Lau-Tzu is the author of which Taoist philosophy book?
Tao
Te Ching
The central or organizing principle of the universe according to taoism.
Tao
a renowned teacher with
thousands of students, who also believed in the perfectibility
of humanity through the cultivation of the mind.
Confucius
How many close disciples did Confucius have
72 close disciples
Confucius’ ideas became the standard in Chinese politics and scholarship and were eventually recognized as the Imperial ideology.
Eyy muna?
According to the ______, everything reverts to its starting point, and the whole is contained in its parts.
law of Tao
What is the main religious tradition in India?
Hinduism
Hindus believe in the ______ , an eternal, infinite principle that had no beginning and has no end and is the source and substance of all existence.
Brahman
Hindus believe in:
- “transmigration” (the soul passing into another body at death)
- “reincarnation” (a cycle of death and rebirth).
Hindus also believe in _____ , the idea that your actions in one life have a direct effect on the events in your next life.
Karma
is the major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth
avatar of Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right.
Krishna
Hindus recognize three principal gods:
Who are those and describe their duties/roles
▪Brahma - who creates the universe
▪Vishnu - who preserves the universe.
▪Shiva - who destroys the universe.
How many Gods are there in Hinduism?
33 millions Gods
Is an offshoot of Hinduism and also the primary
religion of central and eastern Asia.
Buddhism
Who is the Buddha in Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Certain special people make it to the stage of perfect knowledge , which is called ______ in Hinduism and
______ in Buddhism.
Moksha (Hinduism)
Nirvana (Buddhism)
Some of these enlightened souls return to teach humanity about the path to freedom ; they are called
______ (in Hinduism) or ______(in Buddhism).
bodhisattvas (in Hinduism)
lamas (in Buddhism).
The indigenous religion of Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature, ancestors, & ancient heroes.
Shinto
The Chuang Tzu , written by Taoist philosopher ______, an important early interpreter of Taoism, serves as a handbook for the individual.
Chuang Tzu
Two books in particular that informs Taoism.
The Tao Te Ching
The Chuang Tzu
2,000 year-old books that
detail Confucian ideas on Chinese law, society, government,
education, literature, and religion.
* These works became the core curriculum in Chinese universities in
the second century and are still studied today.
The Five Classics
According to Hindus, neither man nor god wrote the Vedas (Books of Knowledge). Instead, _____ heard them and then transcribed them into Sanskrit.
Seers
