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World Religions
Words from Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ahura Mazda | Zoroastrianism |
| Ahriman | Zoroastrianism |
| Agni | Hinduism |
| Act of puja | Hinduism |
| Anekantavada | Jainism |
| Anges | Jainism |
| Angra Mainyu | Zoroastrianism |
| Ajivas | Jainism |
| Ascetic | Jainism |
| Atman | Hinduism |
| Aryans | Zoroastrianism |
| Avesta | Zoroastrianism |
| Bengali | Hinduism |
| Bhagavad Gita | Hinduism |
| Bhaki | Hinduism |
| Bodhisattiva | Buddhism |
| Brahman | Hinduism |
| Cryus | Zoroastrianism |
| Dakhma | Zoroastrianism |
| Dharma | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Dravidian | Hinduism |
| Digambara | Jainism |
| Fire Temple | Zoroastrianism |
| Gathas | Zoroastrianism |
| Gayatari | Hinduism |
| Hinayana | Buddhism |
| Hindi | Hinduism |
| Indra | Hinduism |
| Jina | Jainism |
| Jivas | Jainism |
| Jnana-Marga | Hinduism |
| Karma | Jainism, Hinuism, and Buddhism |
| Kevala | Jainism |
| Koan | Buddhism |
| Kumbh Mela | Hinduism |
| Lamaism | Buddhism |
| Layman | Jainism |
| Magi | Zoroastrianism |
| Mahayana | Buddhism |
| Mandala | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Mantra | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Meditation | Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism |
| Moksha | Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism |
| Monism | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Mithra | Hinduism |
| Mudra | Buddhism |
| Navjote | Zoroastrianism |
| Nirvana | Buddhism |
| Nomads | Zoroastrianism |
| Ohrmazd | Zoroastrianism |
| Pahlavi | Zoroastrianism |
| Rig Veda | Hinduism |
| Rahula | Buddhism |
| Pali Tripitaka | Buddhism |
| Samsara | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Shiva | Hinduism |
| Sangha | Buddhism |
| Sanskrit | Hinduism |
| Sutras | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Svetambaras | Jainism |
| Syncretism | Buddhism and Hinduism |
| Theravada | Buddhism |
| Tirthankara | Jainism |
| Varanasi | Hinduism |
| Varnas | Hinduism |
| Varuna | Hinduism |
| Vardhamana | Jainism |
| Vajrayana | Jainism |
| Vedas | Hinduism |
| Vishnu | Hindusim |
| Yasha | Zoroastrianism |
| Zen | Buddhism |
| Triple Basket | Pali Tripitaka |
| Meditating in riddle | Koan |
| Belief that everything is god | Pantheism |
| Excessive pride | Hubris |
| Four Noble Truths | 1. The universal human experience of suffering 2. Cause of such suffering is the craving/grasp for the wrong things or for the right things in the wrong way. 3. It is possible for suffering to cease 4. The eightfold noble path |
| The Three Jewels | 1. Right knowledge- know the Jain Creed 2. Right faith- Believe in the Jain Creed 3. Right conduct- Follow the Jain Creed |
| Zoroastrian holy book | Avesta |
| Source & symbol of life without end | Ganges River |
| 12 year major bathing ritual | Kumbh Mela |
| Many sidedness | Anekantavada |
| Founder of Jainism | Mahavira |
| The untouchables | Dalit |
| Schools of Buddhism | Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana Lamaism Zen |
| God is beyond this world | Transcendent |
| the belief that everything happens in circles | Cyclical |
| The higher self | Brahman |