Test 1 terms

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Everywhen

Answer 1

the eternal now

Question 2

totem

Answer 2

means of transformation (each tribe had their only animals)

Question 3

Bhakti (yoga)

Answer 3

yoga of devotion and love

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Karma (yoga)

Answer 4

working yoga

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Jnana (yoga)

Answer 5

way of knowledge yoga

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atman

Answer 6

soul (spot on the forehead)

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reincarnation

Answer 7

the cycle of life and rebirth

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Brahman

Answer 8

not a man but a god (the one god, the Almighty)

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Brahma

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is a god (creator got) (part of the Hindu god head)

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brahmin

Answer 10

is a man

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Kerma

Answer 11

works ( what goes around comes around)

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Shiva

Answer 12

god, destroyer god (part of the Hindu god head)

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Vishnu

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god, sustainer god (part of the Hindu god head)

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Indra

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supreme god, shy god, king of gods ( has faded out of Hinduism)

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Mahabarata

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great epic of the Barata god (story of Arjuna and Chrishna)

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Mantra

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phrase given by the yoga master to students (prayer/chant)

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Om

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Brahman itself or near verbal expression sound of the cosmos)

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Vedas

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oldest book in Hinduism, books of knowledge

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Soma

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god, plant, drink, wild rhubarb

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Maya

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elution of the material world

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Samsara

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reincarnation

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Puja

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act of worship

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Buddha

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enlightened, awakened

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the middle path

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between all good and the bad

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Nirvana

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blowing out desire, end of reincarnation of a soul

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Therevada

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elders way view point

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Yana

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vehicle

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Hinayana

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the small vehicle, the munks and nuns

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Mahayana

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big vehicle, the way of everyone

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Vajrayana

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Dimond/ thunderbolt way, Nirvana in one life time

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Zen

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meditation, sitting, reflecting on the Co-on, break through concepts of the mind

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Dharma

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teachings

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Tipitaka [Tripitaka]

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three baskets of scriptures

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Tathagata

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Buddha- one thats achieved in life

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Raja

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psych spiritual experience

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4 orders of Hindu society

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1. Brahims= priests and intellectuals 2. Kshatriyas =rulers and warriors 3. Vaishyas= business people 4. Shudras= common laborers and small farmers 5. Harijans= outcastes

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4 noble truths of Buddhism

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1. suffering of life is unavoidable 2. desire causes suffering 3. liberation is the way out of suffering caused by desire 4. 8 fold path

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Buddhism eightfold path

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belief, aspirations, speech, conduct, means of livelihood, endeavors, mindfulness, meditation

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3 refuges of Buddhism

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the earthy body (teachings), the heavenly body(community), the cosmic Buddha present in all reality

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Mo Tzu

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behind the relationships is love opposed war denounced extravagance defended popular religion

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Hindu women

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follow law, always under male authority, always serves husband, wear devotional marks, modern women take more roles and are more liberated

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history of Confucianism

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ancient tradition, taoism, buddhism

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Orishas

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God-like being

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Babalawo

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male (specially trained priest/diviner)

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Ashe

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sacred power that animates the Orishas and the ori

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Olodumare

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high god (give birth to each reincarnation

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Syncretism

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combining of different religions to create a new practice

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6 detentions of religion

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Ritual, mythology, doctrine, ethics, society, experience

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Moksha

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liberation in Hindu religion (goal of transformation)

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5 legal religions in China

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Protestantism, Catholicism, Daoism, Buddhism, Islam

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Ren

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good feeling after being altruistic

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Li

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abstract idea "ritual" "proper conduct" "propriety"

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5 constant relationships in confucianism

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parent-child, Husband-wife, rule-subject, elderly-younger, friend-friend

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layers of Hindu tradition

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Indus River culture, philosophical Hinduism, Vedas religion, Devotional Hinduism (Bhakti)