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chapter 5
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Religious Studies
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04/06/2005

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