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encounters with ultimate reality may be called: (A) ecstatic communion (B) gnosis (C) self-knowledge (D) All of the above

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All of the above

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buddhist monks are called ....... and buddhist nuns are called

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(monks) Bhikshus and (nuns) bhikshunis

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List the four sights that siddhartha witnessed

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aged-man, sick, corps and monk

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Religious rituals may involve: (a) patterned performance (b) reptition (c) purposefulness (d) all of the above

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all of the above

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the term buddha means

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enlighten or the awaken one

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Ancient Chinese belief that great spiritual being and ruler of the universe was called

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Sangdi

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According to ancient Chinese tradition, the cosmos is a manifestation of an impersonal self-generating energy known as

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Qi

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the appearance of sacred reality in human form is called

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incarnaton

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which of these terms is the closest opposite to the term monotheistic

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polytheistic

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Dogma is

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a system of doctrine proclaimed as absolutely true

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The gaia theory proposes

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the earth is a complex, self-regulating organism

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the confucian virtue ren basically means

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innate goodness

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the deity who watches over family's actitities is known as

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the kitchen God

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a symbol for the unity that many indigenous cultures use is that of the

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circle

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the supreme being for most indigenous peoples is a god who is a

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creator

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a memorial dome which contains relics of the buddha is called

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Stupa

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stories of the buddha's past lives are known as

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Jataka Tales

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in indigenous religions, everthing in nature is experienced as

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family

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in many indigenous religions, if one must ut down a tree or kill an animal, one must first

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explain one's intentions and ask forgiveness

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in the eternal " dream time" there is no

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male-female differentiation

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what is the triple Gem(or three refuges)? the

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Budha, Dharma Sanga

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the collection of ancient scriptures used by Theravada Buddhists is called

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Palicanon

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the religious texts often considered to be the foundations of hinduism are called the

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vedas

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the hindu god of fire is

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agni

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the belief that the soul leaves the dead body and enters a new one is called

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reincarnation

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the cycle of death and rebirth is known as

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samsara

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the form of buddhism that offers faithful prayers to Amida Buddha is known as

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Pure land Buddhism

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what is the name for a hindu spiritual teacher

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Guru

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in Mahayana Buddhism, a being dedicated to attaining englightenment is called a

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Bodhisttva

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The Japanese teacher Nichiren believed that the essence of Buddhism could be found in

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The Lotus Sutra

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Siddhartha was born in the mountains of Japan

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False

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the founder of Buddhism was a contemporary of

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Mahavira

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Lakshmi is the goddess of

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wealth and beauty

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the tern anatman means

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no eternal soul

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which order of ascetic Jain monks is called "white clad" because of the way they dress?

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Svetambaras

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Jiva means

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soul

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the word Jain derives from this term, meaning " winner over one's passions."

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jina

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Jainism has no

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personal savior or creator God

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in which country would you likely not to find Theravada Buddhist practitioners

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China

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the dichotomy between sacred and profane is applicable to all religions

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False

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Religions that worship the divine in many forms are known as polytheistic.

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True

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Historical-critical studies of scriptures assert that scriptures are a mixture of many elements, includingmyths, cultural influences, ethical instructions, copying mistakes, actual history, and genuine spiritual inspiration

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True

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rites of passage commemorate the transport of slaves from Africa

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False

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In

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...

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shamans focus only on healing physical illness

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false

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hindu tradition teaches that the vedas are not the work of humans

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true

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hindu philosophical systems include both dualistic and monistic viewpoints

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true

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the most popular form of yoga is bhakti yoga

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true

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the god vishnu periodically appears in earthly incarnations

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true

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.

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...

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hindu worship can be carried out both in the home and in the temple

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true

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images of the jain tirthankaras all look exactly alike

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true

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jains typically follow a strict vegetarian diet

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true

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jainism rejects the idea of a cycle of death and rebirth

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false

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the discipline, which seeks to understand and compare religous patterns from around the world, is known .

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as comparative religion

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a narrative that uses concrete symbols in order to convey abstract ideas is known as a

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allegory

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symbolic stories which communities use to explain the universe and their place within it are known as

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myths

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in contrast to the industrial world's attempts to use and dominate the earth, native people now consider themselves of their mother, the earth

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caretakers

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the hindu word for religion, which also refers to duty natural law, social welfare, ethics health and transcendental realization

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is dharma

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blank holds that scientific discoveries of the complexities of life are proof of the existence of a creator

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intelligence design

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The rare quality of a personal magnetism often ascribed to founders of religion is known as

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carisma

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the hindu term for actions or consequences of an action is called

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karma

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visual contact with the divine is known as

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darsan

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the order or ascetic jain monks noted for their nudity is called sky clad or

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digambara

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the jain principle of non absolutism or manifold aspects is known as

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anakantwad

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Theravada mindfulness meditation techniques are known as

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Vipassana

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Dukkha means

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Suffering

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According to mahayana buddhism, the Buddha is present

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All of the above

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which of the following is not one of the Three Root Afflictions

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renunciation

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buddhist teaching differs from hindu teaching in that

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it rejects the idea of an eternal soul

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Vajrayana Buddhism is

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a form of buddhism which promises a speeded-up path to enlightenment

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Buddhist temples serve as

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all of the above

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who was the follower of confucius who disagreed with the belief in the goodness of human nature

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Xunzi

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the belief in practicing confucianism because Buddhism and Daoism brought moral and political weakness to society is called

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Neo confucianism

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The earliest Shinto places of worship were probably

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Trees

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Which most closely translates the Japanese word Kami?

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Spirits

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Amaterasu is Goddess of the

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Sun

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Shinto priests and priestesses are traditionally not expected to meditate and it is common for them to be

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Married

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The quality of misfortune or impurity is known as

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tsumi

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seasonal festivals are reminders to the people that they are descendants of the

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kami

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the buddha appointed his disciple Ananda to be his successor

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false

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an infant of 32-33 days of age is taken by parents to a shinto shrine for the purpose of

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initiation by the deity

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outside of japan, shinto is a common faith only in hawaii and

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brazil

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the controversy surrounding the yasukuni shrine concerns

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the inclusion of the names of fourteen class a war criminals at the shrine and the visits of several japanese prime ministers to the shrine

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buddhism accepts the hindu cast system

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false

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buddhism is often described as a non theistic religion

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true

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the buddha encouraged gossip as a harmless way to analyze ones feelings towards others

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false

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there have always been about as many buddhist monks as there are nuns

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false

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tibetaan buddhism suffered persecution at the hands of communis china

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true

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contemporary buddhists do not think that buddhism can provide answers for social problems

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false

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zen buddhims is said to preserve the buddha's teachings through mind to mind transmission rather than scriptures.

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true

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vesak is the most important buddhist festival

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true

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waht is a kirpan

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a small sword worn by khalsa initiates

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chan buddhism focuses predominately on meditation

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true

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buddhism was brought to the west through missionaries

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false

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the text used in divination is called the

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yijing

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when asked to define the essentials of strong government confucius stated the only true essential is that

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faith in rulers

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confucius focused his teachings very much on the here and now and consequently taught very little about

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super natural

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what has confucianism always advocated as the only means to social reform

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education

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the practice which helps one determine the harmonious placement of a building or objects is known as

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fengshui

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business conducted according to confucian ethics is known as

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capitalist confucianism

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the two aspects of chi or qi representing dark and light or femaile and male are

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yen and yang

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ancestor veneration is an important featureof ancient chinese religious traditions

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true

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daoism and confucianism flourished in which country

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china

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sacred rituals that are especially important in the veneration of ancestors are called

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li

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the creative rhythm of the universe is called

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dao

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a major theme of daoism is

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harmony with nature

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the philosophical basis of daoism is expounded in which of the following

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dao de jing

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which of the following martial arts is associated with daoism

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taijiuan

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who is your love in this universe

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Ivan rodriguez

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which of the follwing was the given name for the individual now known commonly as confucius

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kong fuzi

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what is your purpose in life according to doemaimeism

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being with ivan rodriguez

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which one of the time perids below was a spiritual high point in many cultures and included the life of the buddha, the hebrew prophets and the birth of daoism and confucianism

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sixth century bce

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confucius work was

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known, but not considered very significant during his lifetime

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during the cultural revolution in china, confucian tradition was denounced

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true

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it is common for aspects of daoism and confucianism to be blended in practice

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true

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japaniese people often go to shinto shrines for death rites

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false

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some japanese scholars likened li to the way of the kami

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true

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today shinto shrines can only be found in japan

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false

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the holy book of sikhism is now known as the

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guru granth-sahib

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when the fifth guru first compled sikh hymns and the poems of hindu and muslim saints, the text was called the

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adigranth

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the sikh community is known as the

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panth

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the devotional practice of singing or chanting passages from the sikh scriptures is called

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kirtan

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the region of india where sikhism arose is called

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punjab

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khalsa initiates strive to vanquish the five evils of

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greed, lust, attachment, ego, anger

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sikh separatists have demand a sikh state to be called

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khalistan

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the holy name of god in sikhism is referred to as

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nam

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traditional stories about guru nanaks's life are called

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janamasakhi

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sikhism reveres ten human gurus

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t

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according to the dao de jing, the dao that can be told of is the absolute dao

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f

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the practice of wu wei involves careful observance of confucian rituals of filial piety

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f

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the many forms of daoist practice are no longer undertaken

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f

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singapore's annual courtesy campaign is infulenced by confucian values

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f

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confucian thought was rejected in japan

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f

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divination is the practice of worshipping divine spirits

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f

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in shinto, bringing one's life into harmony with nature is called

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kanna gara

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sikhism teaches that the ego is a major barrier to spiritual progress

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t

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more than a quarter of the indian population is sikh

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f

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shinto has no ethical requirements, no sacred literature, and no

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founder.

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the shinto waterfall purification ritual is known as

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misogi

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in shinto, the sacred is both immanent and

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transendent

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kami refers to a quality. it means that which evokes

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awe and wonder

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what is the cleansing ceremony, usually performed by a shinto priest, which involves waving a piece of wood from a sacred tree

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oharai

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the major chronicles of shinto are written down in two parts the

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kojial and the nihongi

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shinto is an indigenous religion of korea

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f

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the japanese had no word for nature until the seventh century ce

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f

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state shinto promoted the belief that the emperor was the offspring of amaterasu

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true

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the oharai ceremony may be performed on new cars

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true

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guru nanak advocated strict asceticism as a means to knowing god

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false

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the sikh gurus refused to become involved in political and military conflicts

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false

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in 1996, sikh authorities issued a declaration that women should be allowed to read publicly from the guru granth sahib

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true

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the majority of the worlds sikhs today live in pakistan

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false

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the leadership of sikh gurdwaras is hereditary

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false

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sikhs played an important role in india's struggle for independence from the british

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true

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in recent years there have been conflicts between hindus and sikhs

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true

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who founded sikhism

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guru nanak

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the word sikh means

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seeker of truth, student, disciple

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the founder of sikhism had an important religious experience best described as

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immersion in a river

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the egalitarian communal kitchen is known as

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langar

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the place where the guru granth sahib is enshrined and where public worship takes place is known as

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gurdwara

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the most holy city for sikhs is

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amritsar

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one of the sikh names for god is

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sat

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guru gobind singh

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advocated military action only under strict conditions

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the sants

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included both hindus and muslims

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the five beloved ones are

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the sikhs who volunteered their heads to protect religious ideals

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akhand path is a continuous reading of the guru granth sahib from the start to finish.

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true

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