Buddhism
Buddhism is the _____ largest religion in the world.
What is 4th?
Shintoism is a belief system that is unique to this country.
What is Japan?
Hindu is the 3rd largest religion in the world behind these two other religions.
What is Christianity and Islam?
Confucianism originated in this country.
What is China?
This is a group of people who share common cultural characteristics including religion, language, traditions, and race.
What is an ethnic group?
Before becoming known as Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama was this.
What is a Indian Royal Prince?
Shintoism is based on the traditional Japanese teaching that everything in nature contains this, which is the spirit of a god
What is kami?
Hindus believe in more than one god. This is known as _____.
What is polytheism?
Confucius believed he knew how to bring peace to ancient China – the key was for people to behave with _______ and virtue.
What is good character?
This is a group of people who share a common belief system.
What is a religious group?
Buddha recorded his basic teachings in this, the holy book for Buddhists.
What is the Tripitaka?
This mountain is very sacred to Shintoism.
What is Mount Fuji?
This percentage of Indians claim to be Hindu.
What is 80%?
Confucianism was declared the official guiding practice for the Chinese _______ in 121 BCE and still influences it today.
What is government?
These two religions originated in India.
What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
Buddhists follow this, which are 8 rules for how to live their lives.
What is the Middle Way?
These are thought to mark the separation between the human world and the world of the kami.
What are Torii Gates?
Hindus do not have just one sacred book, but the ____ are one example of a sacred Hindu text we discussed.
What are the Vedas?
“What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others," is known as this.
What is the Golden Rule?
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as this.
What is reincarnation?
This is the ultimate goal of all Buddhists.
What is Nirvana?
Shintoists are expected to respect and honor all _____.
What is life and nature?
Hindus live by the _______ - a belief that social class is hereditary and does not change throughout a person’s life.
What is the caste system?
Confucius believed that if each relationship were based on __________, there would be peace and harmony in the country.
What is kindness?
Some religions believe that a person’s _______ (good or bad behavior) in one life determines his or her position, wealth, and social class in the next life.
What is karma?