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Key terms for Islam, Hinuism, and Buddhism
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2009

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Ali
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Islam -- Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law; the fourth caliph
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Allah
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Islam -- God
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Caliphs
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Islam -- Early leaders of Islam
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Hijra
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Islam -- Muhammad's migration to Medina
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Hajj
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Islam -- Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Imam
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Islam -- Prayer leader; in Shi'a, one of twelve great leaders, the last of whom is in hiding and will return at the end of the world
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Islam
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Islam -- Submission (to the will of God)
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Jihad
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Islam -- The struggle for Islam, either in war or in spiritual striving
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Ka'Ba
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Islam -- Shrine in Mecca; contains the Black Rock
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Mecca
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Islam -- Home of Muhammad; pilgrimage site
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Medina
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Islam -- "City of the Prophet," where Muhammad went on the Hijra
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Muhammad
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Islam -- The last of the Prophets
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Muslim
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Islam -- One who submits to God
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Nabi
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Islam -- A prophet; prophets include Jesus; Muhammad is the last
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Qur'an
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Islam -- The Scriptures, revealed to the Prophet
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Ramadan
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Islam -- Month of fasting during daylight hours
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Salat
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Islam -- Worship or prayer; performed five times a day
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Saum
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Islam -- Fasting, especially during Ramadan
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Shahada
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Islam -- Profession of faith
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Shari'a
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Islam -- Islamic law
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Shi'ites
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Islam -- "Partisans" or Ali; second largest Islamic group
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Sunnis
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Islam -- "Customary" Muslims; comprise the great majority
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`Ulama'
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Islam -- Collectively, teachers of law and theology who finally decide questions of faith and practice.
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Umma'
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Islam -- The whole Muslim community
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Zakat
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Islam -- Giving alms
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Atman
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Hinduism -- The essence within human beings that is identical to the essence of the universe
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Bhagavad Gita
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Hinduism -- A book of devotion to Krishna as the supreme deity
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Bhakti
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Hinduism -- "Devotion," a religious orientation including faith, love, surrender, and devotional attachment; it is usually directed at a specific deity.
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Brahman
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Hinduism -- The absolute of all that is incapable of being described, the universal world soul, or an impersonal principle and primary cause of the universe; the goal of some Hindus is to attain Brahman
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Darshan
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Hinduism -- Seeing and being seen by a deity
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Guru
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Hinduism -- A spiritual teacher
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Karma
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Hinduism -- "Deed" or "act," casual connection with the spiritual order; results of actions; the law that governs rebirth.
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Moksha
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Hinduism -- "Liberation," the ending of the cycle of death and rebirth
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Puja
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Hinduism -- Adoration and worship; rites or offerings and circumambulation of a temple or image
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Rig Veda
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Hinduism -- The first of the four Vedic literary collections
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Samadhi
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Hinduism -- Deep concentration
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Reincarnation
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Hinduism -- The rebirth of the soul into a new body after death
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Transmigration
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Hinduism -- The passing of the soul at death into a new form of being or into a new body
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Upanishads
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Hinduism -- Mystical, philosophical texts that come at the end of the Vedas
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Yoga
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Hinduism -- "Hold fast" or "yoke," any technique of physical and spiritual training by which an individual's bodily and psychic energies are controlled and directed toward moksha and away from this world
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Arhat
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One who is worthy of being honored, one who is enlightened; someone who has achieved nirvana in this life and will never regress from it.
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Bodhisattva
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"An enlightened one," a person who has enough karma to attain nirvana but chooses not to depart this world unitl he or she can liberate all other sentient beings as well.
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Buddha
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A title meaning "enlightened one" given to the founder of Buddhism.
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Dharma
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Law; the principle of order in society and in the universe; the teaching of the Buddha
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Dukkha
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Suffering or illness
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Hinayana
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"Lesser vehicle," pejorative name for Theravada Buddhism sometimes used by Mahayana Buddhists.
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Koan
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A question posed by a Zen master to his or her students that is intended to remove mental barriers and aid in the attainment of enlightenment
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Mahayana
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"Greater vehicle" the Northern School of Buddhism
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Nirvana
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The state of enlightenment and bliss
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Samsara
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Successive states of rebirth; implies bondage or being trapped in illusion
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Siddhartha Gautama Sakyamuni
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The historical Buddha
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Sutra
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"Thread," short statements; discourses of the Buddha
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Tantrism
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Esoteric Buddhism or Hinduism with sacred texts, magical practices, shamanistic activities, and some focus on sexual acts
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Theravada
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"Way of the Elders," the Southern School of Buddhism
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Vajrayana
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"Lightning" or "thunderbolt" vehicle; Tantric Buddhism, especially Tibetan
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Zazen
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The practice of sitting in meditation in Zen Buddhism
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Zen
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"Meditation," a movement within Mahayana Buddhism (Chinese: Ch'an)
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