A Touch of the Divine
Reading Rainbow
What's in a name?
50-cent words
Where in the world?
100

This is the second most practiced religion in the world today.

What is Islam?

100

This religious text is organized by length, with the longest chapters toward the front. 

What is the Koran?

100

These three gods are called the Trimutri in Hinduism.

Who are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva?

100

This term refers to action, both good and bad, that affects your soul's next life. 

What is Karma?

100

60% of the earth's population lives in 48 countries across this continent.

What is Asia?

200

These three religions are the most practiced in China.

What are Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism? 

200

This important Hindu text is a conversation between Prince Arjuna and Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

What is the Bhagavad Gita?

200

This man was in the wrong place at the wrong time in an anonymous Chinese tale about jokes gone wrong.

Who is Tsui Ning?

200

According to Laotzi, this indefinable force is the source of everything.

What is Dao?

200
Chinese dynasties believed their gods granted them this divine right to rule.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

300

These are the 4 "Noble Truths" of Buddhism.

What are: Life is Dukkha; Dukkha is caused by desire; An end to suffering is possible by ending desire; The 8-fold path leads to an end of desire?

300

This fable from the Panchatantra tells us that common sense trumps book learning.

What is "The Lion Makers?"

300

The god of death and Dharma who Savitri follows to the underworld.

Who is Yama?

300

This term refers to the Islam concept of living in alignment with Allah: The Way, or “path to a water hole.” 

What is Sharia Law?

300

These logograms are called Hanzi in China and Kanji in Japan.

What are Chinese characters?

400

Worship of these spiritual beings is a central tenant of Shintoism.

What are kami?

400

The characters in this story where not given names until modern translations in the 19th & 20th centuries.

What is the Tale of Genji?

400

These two Chinese philosophers both lived during the Warring States Era.

Who are Confucius and Laozi?

400

This is the Hindu term for rejoining Brahman.

What is Moksha?

400

The origins of Indian culture began in this ancient civilization named after a river.

What is the Indus River Valley Civilization?

500

These Hindi terms summarize the 7 core beliefs of Hinduism. 

What are Brahman, Atman, Karma, Moksha, Vedas, Yugas, and Dharma?

500

This text from the Warring States Period contains the teachings of "The Master." 

What is the Analects of Confucius?

500

This prince eventually became the Buddha after he finally saw suffering and death at nearly 30 years old.

Who is Prince Siddartha?

500

This Confucian term refers to "benevolence" or "the Golden Rule."

What is Ren?
500

These six countries are contained in the Arabian Peninsula.

What are Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen?

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