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Asia Religions Vocab

Vocabulary words about the religions of Southeastern Asia

TermDefinition
4 Noble Truths explains the human conditions
8- Fold Path 8 practices to reach nirvana
After-Life a life after death
Analects
Dharma your life's purpose, what you are born to do
Enlightenment
Filial Piety
Indigenous people who are native to a region, and have longstanding ties or historical ties to the land
Kami spiritual beings that are ancestors, nature, and the souls, of great leaders
Karma in Hinduism the sum of a person's good and bad actions
Mandir A place where Hindus go to worship
Moksha the ultimate goal of Hinduism; freedom from the cycle of reincarnation
Monotheism The belief in only one God
Moral An individual's character or behavior that determines what is right and wrong
Nirvana A state of perfect happiness
Philosophy way of thinking
Polytheism the belief in 2 or more gods
Reincarnation the rebirth of a soul in a new body
Religion belief or worship of a higher power gods/God
Ritual A set or form of rites in a religion
Samsara the whole life cycle of Hindus
Shrine place of worship
Sutras The Holy Texts of Buddhism
Temple place of worship and meditation
Torii Gateway of a Shinto shrine
Vedas The main holy texts of Hinduism
Vihara A buddhist monastery
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