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what are the four sights of the buddha?
old age
illness
death
a monk
what are the 3 jewels?
I go to the buddha for refuge
I go to the dhamma for refuge
I go to the sanga for refuge
what are the 4 varnas?
brahmin (priest)
kshatrivs (warriors or noble)
vaishyas (skilled workers)
shudras (unskilled workers)
what are the 7 virtues?
humility
courage
respect
love
generosity
honesty
wisdom
what are the 5 methodological challenges with the category “indigenous religion”?
plurifomity of traditions
secular and religious
preliterate and tribal
“religion” as a positive term
“religion” as a negative term
what are the four largest demographical religious affiliations?
Christianity (2.3 billion)
Muslims (1.6 billion)
non-affiliated (1.1 billion)
hindus (1 billion)
what are the four noble truths?
1) suffering (sukkah) is inherent in all living existence
2)suffering is caused by desire (atman)
3) to eliminate suffering you must eliminate desire,
4) eightfold noble path provides guide to first 3
what are the three ways of hinduisim?
textual core
monistic views
duty and renunciation
who are the three gods depicted in the Trimurti?
brahma (the creator)
vishnu (the sustainer)
shiva (the destroyer)
what are asads two critiques with geertz definition of religion?
separability
interiority
explain the seven virtues?
The Seven Virtues are a mutually enforcing set of guidelines that, if followed, create a higher standard of living, personal and spiritual contentment and positive social and psychological environment
explain myth?
myths are sacred stories that have been received through supernal revelation, they are not to be understood literally but in symbolic archetypal terms
what is Theravada Buddhism?
more conservative form Buddhism
is the older form of Buddhism
the main goal of the Theravada religion is to achieve nirvana
live a life of renunciation in order to follow, preserve and share the teachings of dharma
rely on lay people to give them food, clothing and medical supply
ability to devote life to eightfold noble path and dharma in Theravada
what is Mahayana Buddhism?
largest practiced form of Buddhism
more traveled path to nirvana
the highest ordeal of the Mahayana is to eliminate suffering through compassion
working to save others is more important than ones individual ability to reach nirvana
the ideal of the bodhisattva could achieve extinction but chooses to come back to help others
main goal is to reduce suffering
