Scantron Test Flashcards

(35 cards)

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How many followers are there in hinduism?

A

750 million

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How many deities are there in hinduism?

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330 million

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What does the idea of cyclical time suggest about hinduism and buddhism?

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That they believe in reincarnation

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What is the term for the illusion of everyday life?

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Maya

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What gets rid of maya?

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Meditation/ prayer

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What is the term for ultimate reality?

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Brahman

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What is the term for equality in buddhism?

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Igualitarian

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What path to enlightenment includes self denial, asceticism, and meditation

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The path of knowlege

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What do you have to do to follow the path of knowledge?

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Self denial, asceticism, and practice meditation.

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What is a mantra?

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Sound used in meditation

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What is a mandala

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Complex design used in meditation

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What path did siddhartha preach?

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The middle way

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12
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a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline

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Yoga

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Om

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A mantra used in meditation

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What do you have to do in order to follow the path of devotion?

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You have to become a devotee and practice bhakti and puja

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How would one follow the path of action?

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By going through the four stages of life

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What are the four stages of life and what path to enlightenment do they fall under?

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Student, householder, retired (hermit), and spiritual pilgrim. They are part of the path of action.

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What is moksha?

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Liberation from reincarnation open to the members of the highest caste (priest).

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What are the four main castes?

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Priest, warrior, merchant, servant (shudra)

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What does hinduism reject?

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The caste system

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What are the three branches of buddhism?

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Therevada, mahayana, and zen

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Which branch of hinduism is best known in the west?

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What does zen buddhism emphasize?

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Discipline of the mind, and living in the moment.

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What is haiku

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A poem depicting a scene of nature.

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What branch of buddhism predominates in northeast asia?
Mahayana
25
What branch of buddhism sees buddha as devine?
Mahayana
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Which branch of buddhism is known as the large raft?
Mahayana
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What is a bodhisattvas?
Future buddha
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What is the branch of buddhism that predominates in southeast asia?
Therevada
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Which branch of buddhism sees buddha as mortal?
Therevada
30
What is a saint known as in therevada buddhism?
An arhat
31
What is the buddhist community of monks and nuns known as?
Sanghas
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Which branch of buddhism is lives a monastic life?
Therevada
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Which branch of buddhism is for monks and nuns?
Therevada
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Which branch of buddhism is known as the tradition of elders?
Therevada