Intro to World Religions
What document was published that encouraged inter-religious dialogue between Catholics and non-Christians?
What is Nostra Aetate?
What is ahimsa?
What is the Hindu teaching/belief that all life is sacred?
What are the four sights in Buddhism?
What is old crippled man, diseased man, decaying corpse, and an ascetic?
What are some examples of circles in Native American beliefs?
What is avatar defined as?
What is incarnation of Brahma?
What event in the Catholic Church started inter religious dialogue?
What is Second Vatican Council
What are the two major categories of sacred scriptures in Hinduism and briefly explain each?
What is Shrudi, most sacred scripture and What is smriti, most popular scripture and contains Mahabharata?
How does one become a Buddhist?
What is the three jewels of buddhism are recited when one becomes a Buddhist?
1) I take refuge in the Buddha
2) I take refuge in the Dharma
3) I take refuge in the Sangha
Which belief for Native Americans is the starting point for inter religious dialogue?
What is We Are All Related?
What is Atman defined as?
What is your innermost self/soul?
Give four descriptions of a mandala.
What is symmetrical, geometric shapes, sacred, and represents wholeness?
What is Puja? Describe this for Hinduism.
What is the sanskrit word for worship? In Hinduism worship is seen as an imitation of God. Since God gave us flowers, fire, and fruits, we use them in worshipping back to God.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
What is Life is Filled with Suffering, The Cause of Suffering is Desire, To Cease Suffering One Must Cease Desiring, and the Path to End Suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path?
What are animals seen as in Native American beliefs?
What is seen as brothers, sisters, and teachers?
What is Brahman defined as?
What is ultimate reality?
Where does the term religion come from and to what does it refer?
What is "religio" and refers to binding ourselves to the sacred in our daily lives?
What is moksha and what are the three paths/ practices/ disciplines that Hindus use to achieve this?
What is the main belief in Hinduism that ends the cycle of samsara and the avatar becoming on with Brahma? The three paths are action, knowledge, and devotion.
Briefly describe Siddhartha's Early Life.
What is Siddhartha was born into royalty but was kept in the castle walls until he was 19 and then ventured out. He saw the four sights, renounced his fortune, and became an ascetic.
What is a comparison to the Eucharist; very sacred and communal, shows us how we're all connected, and unites us?
What is Samsara defined as?
What is cycle of life, death, and rebirth?
What are four of the six elements that we look at for each religion?
What is History, Sacred Text, Beliefs and Practices, Sacred Time, Sacred Places and Spaces, and Through a Catholic Lens?
What are two main festivals that all Hindus celebrate? Describe them.
What is Diwali, the festival of light which celebrates lightness over darkness and celebrated in the fall? (elements: fireworks, lights, and heavy on family and fall) What is Holi, the festival of color, spring, and love and celebrated in the spring? (elements:color powder thrown, lots of music and dancing.)
What are the three branches of Buddhism and give one description of each.
What is Theravada, the oldest and the strictest?
What is Mahayana, more progressive, most popular followed by the west, and interprets the teachings of Buddha?
What is Vajrayana, Tibetan buddhism, sub branch of Mahayana?
What are the four beliefs of Native Americans?
What is Everything is Spiritual, We Are All Related, We Must Share the Gifts of Life, and We Must Seek Personal Truth?
What is Karma?
What is determined by the way one acts/ lives their life, determines your rebirth?