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Religion Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 4 Noble Truths | to explain human suffering and offer a path to freedom |
| 8-Fold Path | The steps to reach nirvana |
| Dharma | Your destiny in life |
| Indigenous | People that are native to something or the first people to discover something |
| Karma | The positive and negative actions in one's life |
| Mandir | Praying or worshipping god at the temple |
| Moksha | Being free from the endless cycle of reincarnation |
| Monotheism | The belief that there is only one god |
| Moral | A belief that is important to someone |
| Nirvana | A place of perfect happiness where you reach after escaping the cycle of endless reincarnation |
| Philosophy | A way of thinking |
| Polytheism | The belief that there is multiple gods |
| Reincarnation | Coming from the dead as a new living being |
| Sutras | The holy text in Buddhism |
| Temple | A place of worship |
| Vedas | The sacred text in hinduism |
| After-Life | The place where you go after death |
| Analects | The sacred text in confucianism with Confucius' writings |
| Enlightenment | lively and happy |
| Fillial Piety | respect to one's parents or elders |
| Kami | Spiritual beings that are in ancestors, nature, and the souls of great leaders |
| Religion | belief or worship of a higher power/ gods/ God |
| Ritual | A practice done for something sacred |
| Samsara | The entire process of life and death and reaching moksha |
| Sutras | The holy text in Hinduism |
| Torii | Gateway of a Shinto shrine |
| Vihara | A buddhist monestery |