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Matching Section Flashcards

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Dao/dao (Tao/tao)

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The way

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Daodejing

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The Classic of the Way and the Power or Virture

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Laozi

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Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching

May or may not have been an actual historical figure

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Qigong

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breath exercises that help the movement of vital energy throughout the body

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Ying and Yang

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opposing forces that create balance and harmony in the world

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Tai chi (taiji)

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The philosophy of Tai Chi (as a movement art) is based on Taoism and the notion that softness or naturalness can prevail over hardness and rigidity.

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Buddha

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a enlightened being

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Siddarta Gautama

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First Buddha

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Dharma

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teachings of the buddha

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The Four Noble Truths

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Key to ending suffering in life and reaching enlightenment

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dukkha

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the suffering that characterizes human life

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anitya

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doctrine of impermanence

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anatman

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“no-soul” no eternal self

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The Noble Eightfold Path

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The Fourth Noble Truth

Right Understanding
Right Thought
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfullness
Right Concentration
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Middle Way

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path to enlightenment, living without asceticism or lavish luxury

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samsara

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rebirth cycle

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nirvana

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the end of samsara, state of bliss associated with final nirvana

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karma

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the energy of the individual’s past thoughts and actions, good or bad, it determines rebirth within the “wheel” of samsara or cycle of rebirth that ends only when parinrivana is achieved

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bodhisattva

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In Theraveda, a being who is on the way to enlightenment or buddhahood but who has not yet achieved it, in Mahayana, a celetial being who forgoes nirvana in order to save others

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Buddha-nature (or Buddha mind)

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The very impermanency of men and things, body and mind, is the Buddha nature. Nature and lands, mountains and rivers, are impermanent because they are the Buddha nature. Supreme and complete enlightenment, because it is impermanent, is the Buddha nature.

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Theravada Buddhism

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“Teaching of the Elders”

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Mahayana Buddhism

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“Greater Vehicle”

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Zen

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tradtion centered on the practice of metidation and the teaching that ultimate reality is not expressible in words or logic, but must be grasped through direct intuition

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Pure Land

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the comfortable realm in the western region of the heaves reserved for those who trust in the merit and grace of its lord, the celestial buddha Amitabha (Amida)

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Vesak

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commemorates the birth, enlightenment (Buddhahood), and death of Gautama Buddha in the Theravada or southern tradition

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puja

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ritual household worship of the deity

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yoga

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practice and disciple that may involve a philosophical system and mental concentration as well as physical postures and exercises

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Vedas

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the four collections of hymns and ritual texts that constitute the oldest and most highly respected Hindu sacred literature

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Upanishads

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philosophical texts in the form of reported conversations on the theory of vedic ritual

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Ramayana

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an epic recounting of the life of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu

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Mahabharata

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a very long epic poem, one section is the BG

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Bhagavad-Gita

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section of the mahabharata epic, which recounts aconversation between Krishna and the warrior Arjuna in which Krishna explains the nature of god and the human soul

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avatar

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incarnation of a deity in earthly form

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reincarnation

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cycle of death and rebirth

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moksha

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liberation from the cycle of birth and death, one of the aims in life

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chakra

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energy point or node in the subtle body. Chakras are believed to be part of the subtle body, not the physical body, and as such, are the meeting points of the subtle (non-physical) energy channels called Nadi.

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dharma

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religious and spiritual duty including both righteousness and faith

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karma

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action, good or bad, as it is believed to determine the quality of rebirth in the future

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Indra

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vedic deity, guardian deity, parallels to zeus, thunderbolt staff

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Vishnu

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preserver of the universe

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Shiva

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supreme being, destroyer and transformer

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Krishna

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incarnation of vishnu, god of compassion, tenderness and love

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Rama

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seventh avatar of vishnu, story told in the ramayana

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Holi

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spring color festival celebrated by throwing brightly colored water or power, triumph of good over evil

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Diwali (Deepavali)

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festival of light in october-november

46
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Varnas (castes)

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caste system in India

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Brahmin

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priest caste

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Kshatriyas

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warrior caste

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Vaishyas

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merchant, skilled worker caste

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Shudras

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unskilled worker caste

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Outcaste / Dalit

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Untouchables, the lowest of the lows, the ones who did the unclean jobs no one else wanted to do

World Religion Final (3 decks)

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