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World Religions
Words from Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism
Question | Answer |
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Ahura Mazda | Zoroastrianism |
Ahriman | Zoroastrianism |
Agni | Hinduism |
Act of puja | Hinduism |
Anekantavada | Jainism |
Anges | Jainism |
Angra Mainyu | Zoroastrianism |
Ajivas | Jainism |
Ascetic | Jainism |
Atman | Hinduism |
Aryans | Zoroastrianism |
Avesta | Zoroastrianism |
Bengali | Hinduism |
Bhagavad Gita | Hinduism |
Bhaki | Hinduism |
Bodhisattiva | Buddhism |
Brahman | Hinduism |
Cryus | Zoroastrianism |
Dakhma | Zoroastrianism |
Dharma | Hinduism and Buddhism |
Dravidian | Hinduism |
Digambara | Jainism |
Fire Temple | Zoroastrianism |
Gathas | Zoroastrianism |
Gayatari | Hinduism |
Hinayana | Buddhism |
Hindi | Hinduism |
Indra | Hinduism |
Jina | Jainism |
Jivas | Jainism |
Jnana-Marga | Hinduism |
Karma | Jainism, Hinuism, and Buddhism |
Kevala | Jainism |
Koan | Buddhism |
Kumbh Mela | Hinduism |
Lamaism | Buddhism |
Layman | Jainism |
Magi | Zoroastrianism |
Mahayana | Buddhism |
Mandala | Hinduism and Buddhism |
Mantra | Hinduism and Buddhism |
Meditation | Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism |
Moksha | Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism |
Monism | Hinduism and Buddhism |
Mithra | Hinduism |
Mudra | Buddhism |
Navjote | Zoroastrianism |
Nirvana | Buddhism |
Nomads | Zoroastrianism |
Ohrmazd | Zoroastrianism |
Pahlavi | Zoroastrianism |
Rig Veda | Hinduism |
Rahula | Buddhism |
Pali Tripitaka | Buddhism |
Samsara | Hinduism and Buddhism |
Shiva | Hinduism |
Sangha | Buddhism |
Sanskrit | Hinduism |
Sutras | Hinduism and Buddhism |
Svetambaras | Jainism |
Syncretism | Buddhism and Hinduism |
Theravada | Buddhism |
Tirthankara | Jainism |
Varanasi | Hinduism |
Varnas | Hinduism |
Varuna | Hinduism |
Vardhamana | Jainism |
Vajrayana | Jainism |
Vedas | Hinduism |
Vishnu | Hindusim |
Yasha | Zoroastrianism |
Zen | Buddhism |
Triple Basket | Pali Tripitaka |
Meditating in riddle | Koan |
Belief that everything is god | Pantheism |
Excessive pride | Hubris |
Four Noble Truths | 1. The universal human experience of suffering 2. Cause of such suffering is the craving/grasp for the wrong things or for the right things in the wrong way. 3. It is possible for suffering to cease 4. The eightfold noble path |
The Three Jewels | 1. Right knowledge- know the Jain Creed 2. Right faith- Believe in the Jain Creed 3. Right conduct- Follow the Jain Creed |
Zoroastrian holy book | Avesta |
Source & symbol of life without end | Ganges River |
12 year major bathing ritual | Kumbh Mela |
Many sidedness | Anekantavada |
Founder of Jainism | Mahavira |
The untouchables | Dalit |
Schools of Buddhism | Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana Lamaism Zen |
God is beyond this world | Transcendent |
the belief that everything happens in circles | Cyclical |
The higher self | Brahman |