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7th-Unit 2.3 SE Asia
SS7G12 Religion/Culture
Term | Definition |
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religious group | a group of people who share a belief system in a God or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature. |
ethnic group | a group of people who share common characteristics such as language, physical appearance, customs, and traditions; the cultural ideas and beliefs have been part of their community for generations. |
culture | the way a group of people live; includes the way they dress, where they live, what they eat, and their religion. |
Buddhism | major religion of Southeast Asia that believes in reincarnation, karma, and Nirvana; founded by Siddhartha. |
Shintoism | religion in Japan that believes in nature spirits called kami |
Hinduism | major religion in India that is polytheistic, believes in reincarnation and karma, and the idea that everyone has a soul called Atman. |
Confucianism | philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics. |
reincarnation | the idea that when a person dies their spirit will be reborn. |
karma | the idea that when people do something good or bad it will come back to them. |
caste system | Hindu social and class system; someone born in one caste could not rise to a different caste. |
kami | belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god; could be ancestors that died and have now become part of nature. |
moksha | the goal of Hindus; to achieve peace and freedom from the cycle of reincarnation. |
Tripitaka | the holy book of Buddhism. |
Nirvana | the ultimate state of enlightenment, happiness, and peace in Buddhism. |