comparative religions

the way of the warrior; the code of coduct for a samurai

official list of the accepted books of the Bible

the classes or levels of traditional Hindu society

Chinese philosopher and teacher who lived around 500 BC who tired to solve the problems of his own time using the wisdom of the ancients of China

the understanding the nature of the universe

an agreement and promise between God and people

an ordained Church leader who assists the parish ministries

the teaching of the Buddha

Jews who left Palestine between 200BC and 100AD and settled in other places

the jewish kingdom splitting in two after Solomon's death

Catholics who do not accent the pope as the head of the Church

the promoting of religious unity

letters from early Church leaders, especially St. Paul

the event of the Jewish people leaving Egypt with Moses

specific religious and ethical requirements for Muslims. The order and clarity the directiives for living rightously.

a person who is not a Jew

the four different accounts of the teaching and ministry of Jesus Christ

God's presence in us that gives us life, and help when we need it

the 5th pillar, the journey of Mecca that all Muslims are to make at least once in their lifetime

the strictest form of modern Judaism, in which the jewish faith is the main focus of life

an early successor to Muhammad and leader of Islam believed to have special spiritual insight; an Islamic leadership position, leads prayer

the christian doctrine that in Jesus God became fully human while remaining fully divine

taking away some of the punishment due to us for our sins

a ceremony through which a person joins a new social, religious, or age group

propeht who predicted suffering of the messiah

the general spiritual struggle to be devout Muslim; refers to armed struggle for the sake of Islam, which the Qur'an supports only if it is carried out in self-defense

the stone structure in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca; scared center of the earth, where they turn to pray

any people or things that have evoked the wonder of the Japanese. ex: emperors, mountains

the moral law of cause and effect

a paradox or verbal puzzle used to trick the mind into enlightenment

a native American tribe now living in the southwest part of south dakota

Chinese philosopher who lived in the 500BC and wrote the Tao Te Ching

symbolic and geometric art that is used for meditation

repeated words or sounds for meditation ('ummmmm')

the man who started the Protestant Reformation

persons who die for their (religious) convictions

the future king who would save the Jewish nation from its oppressors

belief in only one god

called by God to lead the Jewish slaves out of Eygpt, ten commandments from God, 40 years in the Promised Lands

muslim place of worship, education, and information; face towards Mecca

physical things believed to connect the heavens to the earth

a symbolic story that contains religious truths

(313) the first formal expression of the beliefs of the Christian Church

our ultimate destination where our individuality will be snuffed

another name for the whole of the ancient jewsih lands

belief that the divine reality exists in everthing

a statement that seems illogical or contradictory on the surface, yet holds a deeper truth

a special religious meal to protect the Jewish people from the Angel of Death before they left Eygpt , commemorated in a jewish spring holy day

belief in many gods

the bishhop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church

a christian who is not catholic

Islam's primary scared text, direct words of Allah (God)

teacher of torah and leader of Jewish worship

9th month of Islamic lunar calender; Mulsims fast and no sex

least strict form of modern Judaism

coming back to earth again and again to live another life after one dies

something you have gone through on your own, rather than learned from others

formal worship practice or repeated actions often based on the reenactment of a myth

Jewish weekly day of rest and prayer

the catholic church's 7 rituals through which we experience and celebrate God's presence in our lives.

a japanese medieval warrior knight

the Zen experience of enlightenment, a flash of insight in which the true nature of one's being is know directly

a gathering of the bishops of the Church in the early 1960's to renew the Church and bring it up to date

the divine law, derived from the Qur'an and the Sunna; encompassing all and setting forth in detail how Muslims are to live

the division of Islam dominant in Iraq and Iran (smaller division); a result of a dispute

a Japanese religion that honors nature and ancestors

the destroyer god

Jewish name for the Holocust in which the Nazis killed 6 million Jews

An adherent of Sufism (smallest division), the form of Islam characterized by a mystical approach to Allah

the largest denomimation of Islam, means the words and action or examples

place for Jewish worship and prayer

objects, places, or activities that are forbidden to some people.

the way of nature and the universe that we need to live in harmony with. It is almost what Christian would call God (both 3 letters)

Book of Lao Tzu that describes the power of the Tao and how we can live in harmony with the Tao. It often uses paradoxes.

the one who woke up to discover the cause of suffering and how to remove suffering

the spiritaul leader of the Tibetan Buddhists

the time when the conquered Jewish people were moved to Babylon

the centural teachings of Buddhism

the 8 basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana

the law. the first 5 books of the Bible

something in nature that symbolizes an individual or group

the ongoing and developing official beliefs and practices of the Church

a supernatural being who teaches people by disrupting the normal course of life

the Christian doctrine that there are three distinct persons in one God

a journey/retreat to an isolated place to seek a vision froma spiritual being or God

action-less activity, doing w/o trying, yielding to overcome. The main virtue of Taoism

the active, masculine, heavenly component of the universe (rhymes w/ wang)

the receptive, feminine, earthly component of the universe

physical and psychological techniques for spiritual advancement

the Day of Atonement, the most important Jewish feast

a Japanese style of Buddhism in which reality is experience directly

political movement to support a Jewish homeland country in the Middle East