The moral law of cause and effect that influences the direction of your rebirth.
Karma
100
The founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Guatama
100
These consist of Ahimsa, nonlying, nonstealing, chastity, and nonattachment
The Five Ethical recommendations of Jainism
100
These are spirits or powers found in nature that are treated as persons, given names and worshiped as deities
Kami
100
Led the Jewish people out of Egypt and received the ten commandments on Mt. Sinai
Moses
200
This means "freedom" or "liberation" from the cycle of birth and re-birth.
Moksha
200
The Buddhist community of monks and nuns
The Sangha
200
The branch of Jainism that renounces everything and whose name can be translated as "clothed in sky" or "atmosphere-clad"
Digambaras
200
The male and female kami who created the island of Japan
Izanagi and Izanami
200
a traditional branch of Judaism that adheres to strict gender roles and interpretation of religious law
Orthodox Judaism
300
This consists of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Also known as the "triple form."
The Trimurti
300
The ideal of "doing no harm"
Ahimsa
300
Translated as "crossing makers" or "ford finders," these saints are role models and guides who show the way to others.
Tirthankaras
300
This form of Shintoism was abolished after WWII
State Shinto
300
the newest and smallest branch of Judaism that grew out of the thought of Mordecai Kaplan
Reconstructionist Judaism
400
A devotional ritual commonly performed at a altar involving the offering of flowers, food, fire, and incense
Puja
400
These are Anicha (change), Anatta (no permanent identity), and Dukkha (suffering)
The Three Marks of Reality
400
The primary book of Sikh scripture
The Adi Granth
400
This is an "entry pine" made up of cut green bamboo, a small branch of pine, and a sprig of plum that symbolizes human virtue during the Shinto New Year celebration
Kadomatsu
400
The name for god in Hebrew; typically associated with the Hebrew verb 'hayah'
Yaweh
500
A period of great religious and cultural upheaval during which Hinduism arose
The Axis Age
500
The king who converted to Buddhism and non-violence after seeing a battlefield. He attempted to spread Buddhism throughout and outside of India.
Ashoka
500
These individuals, located in Punjab, practiced a spirituality that drew from both Islam and Hinduism and sought to overcome religious divisions. Sikhism draws inspiration from their beliefs.
Sants
500
The Chinese-language root of the word 'Shintoism" meaning "way of the gods"
shen-dao
500
These are the two main cultural divisions within Judaism.