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SE Asia Religion
SE Asia Religion Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | Follow teachings of Buddha and believe that people can find peace if they reject desire and greed and has the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path |
| Hinduism | Worship many gods (polytheistic) and believe in reincarnation and karma. It is the main religion of India. |
| Islam | This is a monotheistic religion that originated from the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. |
| Shintoism | Shintoism is an early religion of Japan that stresses cleanliness, no moral code |
| Confucianism | Philosophy of Confucius’ teachings based on morals and good deeds. The Golden Rule is important. It has many followers in China |
| meditation | the act of quieting the mind to focus on something |
| moderation | something in small amounts |
| Nirvana | spiritual goal of Buddhism |
| The Enlightened One | Buddha |
| The Middle Path | Not living in poverty or riches |
| reincarnation | when you die you come back as another person or animal |
| Karma | if you put good into the world, good things will happen, if you put bad into the world, bad things will happen |