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2.01 World Beliefs

Vocabulary Review

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animism a belief that natural objects like animals, plants, and rivers have spirits
belief system a set of ideas and practices that help explain the origins of life, what happens after people die, and explain to people how to live a good life
Buddhism belief system founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama around 600 BCE that is based on Hinduism but teaches that anyone can achieve nirvana, not just those at the top of the caste system; Buddhism rejects the caste system
caste system a rigid social class system in Hinduism based on the concept of reincarnation
Confucianism a philosophy founded by Confucius around 500 BCE in China; the philosophy stresses the importance of social order which can be explained through Five Relationships
Confucius a Chinese philosopher whose ideas became the foundation for Confucianism
Daoism a Chinese philosophy founded by Lao Tze around 500 BCE; Daoists believe that they should live their lives in harmony with nature by following the "the way"; (Dao). Daoists believe that people should not fight the way of nature, but instead follow it.
Eightfold Path the code of moral behavior followed by Buddhists
ethical/moral code of conduct the rules that beliefs systems set for their followers that lead to a “good;” life or rewards in the afterlife
Four Noble Truths Buddhist belief that (1) Life is suffering, (2) desire is the cause of suffering, (3) the way to stop suffering is to stop desire, (4) one can stop desire by following the Eightfold Path
Hinduism a polytheistic belief system formed in India; Hindus believe that when people die their souls are reincarnated based on their karma, which is determined by how well they followed their dharma.
karma the sum of a person's actions in this and previous lives
Lao Tze Chinese philosopher who founded Daoism (Taoism) and lived around 500 BCE
polytheism the belief in more than one god
reincarnation the rebirth of the soul after death; Hindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation
religion the belief in and worship of a god or gods
The Five Relationships the Confucian idea that social order comes when everyone knows who to respect in society and who should respect them the five relationships
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