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"Original collection"; the primary scripture of the Sikhs. |
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Matter without soul or life. |
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"Clothed in sky"; a member of the Jain sect in which monks ideally do not wear clothing. |
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The belief that all physical matter has life and feeling. |
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A poem by Guru Nanak that begins the Adi Granth; the poem is recited daily by pious Sikhs. |
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"Conquerer"; the Jain term for a perfected person who will not be reborn. |
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Spirit soul, which enlivens matter. |
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Ritual in honor of a tirthankara or deity. |
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"Holy death"; death by self-starvation, valued in Janinism as a nobe end to a long life of virtue and detachment. |
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"Clothed in white"; a member of the Jain sect in which monks and nuns where white clothing. |
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"Disciple"; a follower of the Sikh religion. |
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"Building person"; a member of a Jain sect that rejects the use of statues and temples. |
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A member of the newest Jain sect. |
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"Crossing maker"; in Jainism, ine of the twenty-four ideal human beings of the past, Mahavira being most recent. |
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In Jainism,_______ refers to one of the twenty-four ideal human beings of the past. Its literal meaning is___________ |
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tirthankara, crossing-maker or ford-finder |
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The last and greatest of the twenty-four who reached perfection is________ |
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The founder of Sikhism was_______ |
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The Golden Temple of the Sikhs is located in the city of_______ |
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The special military order founded by Gobind Singh was called the________ |
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The most accurate descriptor of Jainism is____ |
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Jains, unlike the Theravada Buddhists,__ |
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glorify Mahavira's extreme austerities. |
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Jains, like the Theravada Buddhists,___ |
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believe that all attachments bring a certain bondage. |
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In his lifetime, Mahavira taught and |
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organized an order of naked monks. |
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After a long life of virtue and detachment, Jains endorse____ |
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Regular practices of the Jains include____ |
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view the human being as a composite of spirit and matter |
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Sikhism originated in the____ |
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Punjab or northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. |
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The most accurate meaning of the Sikh term gurdwara is... |
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The meaning of the word sikh is to... |
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preach and seek disciples |
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Nanak's religious experience is similar to what feature in other religions? |
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The Sikh Khalsa adopted the five practices to... |
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promote strength and self-identity. |
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Members of the Khalsa are to avoid... |
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Types of Mystical experience |
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Nature mysticism Monist mysticism Theist mysticism |
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