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belief in more than one God |
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belief that God is in all |
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belief that people cannot know whether God exists or not |
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the overcoming of the limitations of the human condition |
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the general deliverance from the shortcomings of the human condition |
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a person becomes one with the divine through inward contemplation |
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the supreme cosmic force in everything |
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early sacred scriptures of Hinduism |
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the principle of non-violence |
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the language of ancient India |
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sacred sound, word or phrase repeated in a ritual (e.g. Om) |
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one of the 2 major Hindu epics (the other being Ramayana) |
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someone who practices severe self-discipline or abstains from physical pleasures for religious purposes |
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"the father of India." Had a great role in the Indian independence movement and taught the principle of Ahimsa (non-violence) |
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most common form of worship involving worshipping one or more deities |
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law of cause and effect, of one's actions having an impact on one's future life |
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one's personal code of conduct |
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the law of birth, death and rebirth |
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an image of a Hindu deity |
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a sacred Hindu story about Prince Arjuna and Krishna |
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"I bow to you respectfully." It is both a word and a gesture. |
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deity who has descended into the world in earthly form |
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the interpretations of the Vedas added to the end of each |
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red mark placed on the forehead |
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a ritual involving offering fire |
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a visual object, in the form of a circle that can be used as an aid for focusing on meditation |
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the end of personal suffering and the experience of unchanging peace
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to live in moderation, not too much or too little but with balance |
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ancient language used in Theravada Buddhism |
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spiritual and political leader and revered as the incarnation of a Bodhisattiva |
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one who achieves enlightenment but chooses to stay human to teach others |
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Buddha's quest to end suffering |
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purification ritual before prayer |
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Muhammad's emigration to Yathrib |
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"one who submits to Allah" |
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when Gabriel took Muhammad to heaven |
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cloth that covers the Ka'bah |
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"surrender or submit to Allah" |
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one's personal spiritual struggle |
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worn on muslim women's heads |
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where Muhammad emigrated to because of hostility in Mecca |
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first-hand accounts of Muhammad's words and actions |
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white cloth men wear on Hajj |
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stone in Mecca to pilgrimage. Thought to be sent from heaven. |
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creator, God, etc. (99 names) |
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oldest existing Islamic building in the world; marks where Muhammad rose from heaven |
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breaking of fast celebration |
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3 books of law (Sunna, Qur'an and Hadith) |
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Night of Power and Excellence |
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Muhammad's acceptance of his mission |
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birthday of the Khalsa and Sikh new year |
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begins a Sikh's morning prayers |
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the Sikh holy scriptures ("the living guru") |
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God living within each human heart |
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built by guru Arjun Dev to house the holy book and be a gathering place for Sikhs |
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Sikh moral code of conduct |
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professional hymn singers |
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meal in Gurdwara community kitchen |
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head covering worn by male Sikhs |
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male+female Sikh last names once baptized |
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