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believing in one god
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monotheism
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what mean of execution killed jesus
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chrucifixion
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what religion was jesus
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jewish
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the 5 duties muslims must accept are known as
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5 pillars
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this religion follows the teachings of muhammad
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islam
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the found of christianity
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jesus
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the journey muslim must take once in their life is known as the
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hajj
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this is the phrase muhammad used to refer to christians and jews
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people of the book
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known as the father of judiasm
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abraham
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the name jew comes from what word
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judea
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muhammads journey from mecca to medina is known as the
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hejira
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islam emerged in the _____ pennisula
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arabian
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jesus was born in the town
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bethlahem
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what city is important to all three religions
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jerusalem
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this angel appeared to muhammad and ordered him to preach to the people
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gabriel
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jews and christians follow this set of rules given to moses by god
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10 commandments
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what is unique about christians belief of jesus
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son of god
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the sacred book of islan
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koran (Qu'ran)
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muhammad was born
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mecca
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nirvana
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an awakening to the truth about life
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hinduism
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the complex of beliefs, values, and customs comprising the dominant religion of India, characterized by the worship of many gods, including Brahma as supreme being, a caste system, belief in reincarnation, etc
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buddhism
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A reli-gion, founded by the Buddha, that emphasizes physical and spiritual discipline as a means of liberation from the physical world. The goal for the Buddhist is to attain nirvana, a state of complete peace in which one is free from the distractions of desire and self-consciousness. Buddhists are found in the greatest numbers in eastern Asia.
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caste
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any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next;
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smirti
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writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
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brahman
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the one impersonal ulitmate reality. (big ball of life)
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atman
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the soul; brahman trapped in matter
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reincarnation
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rebirth of the soul in a new body.
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karma
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the principle of retributive justice determining a person's state of life and the state of his reincarnations as the effect of his past deeds
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siddhartha
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buddha's first name
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noble
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of or relating to a hereditary class with special social or political status, often derived from a feudal period
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awakened one
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woken up to reality. what buddha was when recieved nirvana
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extinction
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when you decise to exict as a human body
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the four noble truths
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His journey to find the meaning of life had concluded. The Buddha realized that life is ruled by Four Noble Truths:

Life is filled with suffering

Suffering is caused by people's wants.

Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things, like more pleasure or more power.

To stop wanting things, people must follow 8 basic laws, called the Eightfold Path.
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vedic tradition
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the most ancient source of knowledge about consciousness and meditation
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deities
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a god or goddess
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polytheism
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the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
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pilgrimage
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a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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fasting
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when you dont eat
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prophet
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a person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel. the Prophet, Muhammad, the founder of Islam
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messiah
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the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
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israel
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jews believed its their homeland
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india
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made of hindus
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palestine
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beginning christianity
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