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religious tradition originating in the seventh century B.C.E in Persia |
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form of Buddhism especially important in Japan. |
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ancient scriptures in Hinduism |
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the roman catholic doctrine that the elements of bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ |
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(reincarnation) the movement of a soul or spirit from one existence to another |
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"goes beyond" or "stands over" |
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gate marking the entry for a sacred place in Shinto |
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believing reflection on the faith of a articular community, with the goal of clarification of the logic and grounds of a notion of the sacred |
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discussions of divine justice |
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indicating the goal or end result |
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a system or practice for following Tao |
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the way or power of harmony and balance among all things |
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majority tradition in Islam |
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the attempt to identify an essence or core idea which distinguishes religion for other |
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burial mound for a holy person (buddhism) |
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in hinduism, great public sarifice in ancient India |
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indigenous religion of japan |
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minority tradition in islam |
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hebrew word for the place for the dead |
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a person thought to have special,sacred powers, for example, as a medium for spirits or a healer |
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ritual meal, part of passover |
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a religious group which demands conformity to certain standards in the behavior of its members |
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a split within a relious body |
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to make holy, dedicating something to the sacred |
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elements of religious traditions which focus on the appearance of the sacred through the medium of material reality |
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the day set apart for rest and remembrance of the sacred in judaism |
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a ceremonial act or repeated stylized gesture used for specific occasions |
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the disclosure of sacred truth |
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physical items associated wth a holy person and preserved by believers for their connection with the sacred |
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the concept that a spirit or soul takes on or moves from one body to another |
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the holy book or sacred scripture in islam |
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ritual preparation for an approach to the sacred |
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aspects of religious traditions which focus on the appearance of the sacred through words |
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religious specialist associated with prophetic traditions |
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religious specialist associated with sacremental elements of religious traditions |
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the notion that the ultimate destiny of persons has been eternally established by god |
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the process of giving reasons for the judgements one makes |
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to ask or beg favors of the sacred |
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making restitution for ethical impurities in order to be fit to approach the sacred |
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a story usually fictional in which the thrust of the story is to make a particular point but in which the characters do not stand for realities outside the story itself |
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similar to orthodoxy but refers to right practice |
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indicates the standard for "right belief" set by a particular community |
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the sacred reality in buddhism |
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a narrative that focuses on sacred reality and its relationship to humanity |
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aspects of religious traditions that focus on the appearance of the sacred to persons achieving a certain "enlightened" state of mind |
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the month of memorial for the martyrdom of Hussayn |
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the great prohet and founder of Islam |
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followers of the prophetic mission of joseph smith |
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ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that focus on concern for human welfare |
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release or liberation from the world (Hinduism) |
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signifying absolute reson or mind |
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derived from a greek work meaning "a public work" (public worship) |
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views of time, depiction of time as having a beginning, middle, and end |
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the condition of being in an intermediate state |
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the inexorable law of cause and effect |
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sacred beings and powers in shinto |
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the ancients, cubical structure outside of mecca |
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a small but important religious tradition in india |
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the religious tradition that begins with the life and work of muhammad |
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the "becoming flesh" of the sacred |
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describe those notions of the sacred that stress its inherence in the world |
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leader of prayer in islam |
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the predominant religious tradition in india |
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the appearance of the sacred in human experience |
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a word used by members of a religious community to indicate an illegitimate idea or movement |
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classicl greek name for the place of the dead |
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referring to definitions of religion that stress he role of religion in human responses to suffering,death,despair,and the like |
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the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in egypt |
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the process of drawing out or interpreting the meaning of texts |
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the study of practical justification or of various answers to questions of the "good" life |
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a way of thought , that sresses the oppostition of good and evil powers |
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students, followers of a religious teacher |
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law, duty, or teaching ,duties in one's caste |
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a religous group founded by a charismatic leader that claims it has a new revelation or insight that perfects,changes and older tradition |
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ways of thinking that attempt to relate the various aspects of the universe |
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the great religious-political tradition of china founded by confucius |
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he religious tradition founded on the teachings of jesus |
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the system of division of labor in hindusim |
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measuring reed, the list of autoritative scriptures in a particular tradition |
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the religious tradtion founded on the teaching of the buddha |
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one who achieves enlightnement but postpones nirvana in the interst of bringing truth to the world |
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the sacremnt employing water for the forgiveness of sins |
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the incarnation of a deity |
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the catclysmic end of the present world in judaism |
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questions concerning the justice of human beings |
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a story that makes and instructive point |
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acknoledgement of the sovereignty of the sacred over the individual |
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ritual washings in various traditions |
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