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Eastern Religions
Vocabulary terms for Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism and Confucianism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The belief in more than one god. | Polytheism |
| A polytheistic religion that was founded in India. It is the oldest living religion. | Hinduism |
| A traditional Hindu belief that divided people into groups based on birth or occupation. | Caste System |
| The one spirit that Hindus believe the entire universe is part of. | Brahman |
| The sacred writings of Hinduism. | The Vedas |
| The lowest group in the caste system. They are given the worst jobs like dealing with dead bodies. | Untouchables |
| The belief that the soul is reborn into a new body after death. | Reincarnation |
| The belief that good things that you do come back to you as good things and bad things come back to you as bad things. This can happen in your current life or a future one. | Karma |
| The belief in not hurting others. | Nonviolence |
| Term Hindus use to describe their belief in nonviolence. | Ahimsa |
| A religion started by Siddhartha Gautama that believes in following the Middle Way and the Eightfold Path in order to achieve Nirvana. | Buddhism |
| The founder of Buddhism. | Siddhartha Gautama |
| This title was given to Gautama after he achieved Nirvana. It means "the Enlightened One." | Buddha |
| The steps that Buddhists believe that the need to follow in order to achieve enlightenment. | The Eightfold Path |
| Life is suffering, suffering is due to attachment, attachment can be overcome, and follow the Eightfold Path to overcome attachment are known as what to a Buddhist? | The Four Noble Truths |
| Not eating for a period of time in order to gain spiritual insight. | Fasting |
| A state of perfect peace or enlightenment that Buddhists are trying to achieve. | Nirvana |
| Religious leaders that try to bring a religion to a new group of people in a different area. | Missionaries |
| The founder of Hinduism | There is no one founder |
| The founder of Confucianism | Confucius |
| Place where Hinduism was founded | India (Modern day Pakistan) |
| Place where Buddhism was founded | India |
| A Japanese religion that is similar to Animism | Shintoism |
| Place where Confucianism was founded | China |
| Nature spirits in Shintoism | Kami |
| Place where Shintoism was founded | Japan |
| Founder of Shintoism | Not one person or we don't know |
| Religion that is more of a philosophy of behaving properly and knowing your place so society can be better | Confucianism |
| Hindu belief that they can become one with Brahman when they die if they are high in the caste system and have enough good karma. | Moksha |
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