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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| explains condition of suffering in Buddhism | 4 Noble Truths |
| 8 practices in order to reach nirvana | 8-Fold path |
| Dharma | Life's purpose. What you are born to do |
| Indigenous | People who were originally living in a certain place |
| Karma (Hinduism) | The sum of a person's good and bad actions decides your next life |
| Karma(Buddhism) | The consequences of your actions |
| Mandir | The Hindu name for a temple where Hindus worship |
| Moksha | The end of the cycle of reincarnation. You need to live a perfect life |
| Monotheism | A belief that there is only one god |
| Moral | One to act good or better |
| Nirvana | The state of perfect happiness can get out of the cycle of life. |
| Philosophy | way of life/thinking something |
| Polytheism | a belief that there is more than one god |
| Reincarnation | the repetition of birth and death |
| religion | belief or worship of a high power/gods/God*- |
| ritual | a religious ceremony |
| Samsara | the whole process of the lifecycle. Birth-life-death |
| shrine | sacred place for Shintoism |
| Sutras | Holy text of Buddhism |
| temple | A place to worship or pray |
| Torii | Japanese traditional gate of way for Shinto shrine |
| Vedas | Th main holy text of Hinduism |
| Vihara | Buddhist monastery |
| Analects | saying and teaching of Confucius |
| Enlightment | Deep understanding of reality and suffering |
| Filial party | celebration of Confucian |