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"spirtiual path" "reconnect" - join human realm with spiritual realm |
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Eight Elements of Religion |
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1.belief system 2.community 3.central myths 4.rituals 5.ethics 6.characteristic emotional experiences 7.material expression 8.sacredness |
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A belief system connected to a country that has elements of religion |
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Sanatana dharma - Hinduism |
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Hindu philosophical texts 1500-BCE |
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Hindu Book of Knowledge (2000-1700 BCE) |
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Religious literary work "good song" Story about the Great War - Krishna and Arjuna |
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incarnation of the supreme soul in the Bhagavad Gita |
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Common man - warrior in the Bhagavad Gita |
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Hindu Path of knowledge (meditation) |
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Hindu Path of action (Dharma) |
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Hindu Path of devotion (worship of gods) |
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Hindu ancient stories of the gods |
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Hindu "eternal waters" impersonal god = ultimate reality |
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Hindu individual soul/fraction of Brahman |
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Hindu liberation from the cycle of rebirths by knowledge "I am Brahman" |
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hindu heaven - not the ultimate goal |
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"illusion" - what keeps us from seeing reality correctly |
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base of the caste system, myth of creation |
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society is a body and needs all parts to function correctly parts: 1.priests and teachers 2.warriors and rulers 3. merchants and farmers 4. manual labors |
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three forms of the divine: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva = creation, sustenance, destruction |
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hindu: duty according to one's caste |
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"descent" of ViSnu on earth to 'save the virtuous and punish the wicked' |
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self immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre |
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new forms of Hinduism in response to interaction between Hinduism and Islam |
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reformed Hinduism -more western -emphasis on women's education |
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revival of Orthodox Hinduism |
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experimental harmony among all religions "all religions lead to the same reality" |
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reinterpreted Hinduism in socio-political context |
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Gandhi's teaching of non-violence |
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Gandhi - "holding on to the truth" |
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1.suffering 2.cause = desire 3.ending = nirvana 4.path = eightfold path |
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1.right understanding 2.right intention 3.right speech 4.right action 5. right work 6. right effort 7. right meditation 8. right contemplation |
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constant rebirth, suffering, everyday changing world |
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release from the suffering = inner peace |
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1. Buddha (the awakened one) 2. Dharma (his teachings) 3. Sangha (union) |
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Three Baskets - Tripitaka |
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1.sermons 2.discipline 3.systematic interpretation |
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1.change 2.no permanent identity 3. suffering |
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1. Theravada -elders (only monks reach nirvana) 2. Mahayana "big vehicle" (anyone can reach nirvana) 3. Vajrayana "diamond vehicle" (sexual practices) |
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Buddhist king - spread ideas of nonviolence through India |
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person who has reached nirvana |
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person who does not enter nirvana but is reborn to help others |
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universe is empty of permanent reality |
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compassion, empathy
Confucian virture |
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question that can not be answered with logic |
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form of Buddhism that encourages repetition of phrases |
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Buddha of western paradise |
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organized teachings of Buddha - ladder of steps leading to full enlightenment |
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chanting mantras - sacred chants |
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discourse delivered by Buddha towards the end of his life |
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mysterious origin of the universe |
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ancient Confucian book of divination (1 of 5 classics) |
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represents speech, light, heat, male |
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represents silence, darkness, coolness, female |
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book of sayings of Confucius |
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empathy, consideration for others, humaneness (Confucian virtue) |
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appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette (Confucian virtue) |
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reciprocity (Confucian Virtue) |
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Cultural refinement (Confucian virtue) |
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"noble person" refined human ideal of Confucianism |
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how nature works, if you lose balance with nature there will be consequences (natural disasters) |
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everyone fits at least one, have a duty in accordance to your role ex. Ruler-subjects, parent-child, friend-friend, sibling-sibling, husband-wife |
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to know one's roles in the web of relationships that create community, and behaving accordingly so as to ensure social harmony |
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classical literature of the time preceding Confucius |
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founder of Daoism - against learning |
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Author of Zhuangzi - advice for turning away from the world and it's struggles |
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Tao Te Ching (Daode Jing) |
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alternate name = Laozi book written to a ruler about how to make themselves the perfect channel of the Dao |
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"no action" doing only what comes naturally - effortless |
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human who contacts + manipulates spirits for the tribe or group |
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strong social prohibition |
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animal that is considered to be related by blood to a family or clan
guardian or symbol |
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nonhuman things possessing a human-like life force or spirit |
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Space - any place with spiritual power Time - time to renew/purify spirit (holidays/festivals) |
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