Philosophy
Intro. to World Religions
Hinduism
Buddhism
Potpourri
100

What are Martin Buber's two 'basic words'?

I-you

I-it

100

Which indigenous religious tradition celebrates and commemorates 'the Dreaming'?

Aborigines

100

This is the term for the cycle of death and rebirth dictated by one's karma.

samsara

100

This Sanskrit term means 'awakened one'

buddha

100
Who is the spiritual leader of the Vajrayana vehicle of Buddhism?

Dalai Lama

200

Which existentialist philosopher praised Abraham as the knight of faith?

Søren Kierkegaard

200

Which indigenous religious tradition celebrates the 'Sun Dance'?

Lakota

200

This is the term for the eternal Self.

Atman

200

The Pali term _ means 'desire', and it leads to _, another Pali term, which means 'suffering' or 'frustration'.

tanha;

dukkha

200

What is the power or virtue acquired by the individual through living in harmony with Tao?

te (in Taoism)

300

What are the premises of the Problem of Evil?

a) God is all powerful (omnipotent)

b) God is all loving (omnibenevolent)

c) Evil exists

300

Which indigenous tradition held Olorun to be the great high god?

Yoruba

300

This is the term for the liberation of Atman into the Brahman

moksha

300

The Pali term _ means 'no self' and is one of the three _ of _, along with _, another Pali term meaning 'impermanence'.

anatta;

Marks of Existence;

anicca

300

a) In which religious tradition do we find the concept of "action less-activity"?

b) What is the Chinese term for this concept?

a) Taoism

b) wu-wei

400

According to Freud, 'religious ideas' are (a) _ because they do not exhibit the quality of (b) _, meaning they cannot be proven or disproven through the scientific method.

a) illusions

b) falsifiability

400

What are the seven dimensions of religion?

Experiential

Mythic

Ritual

Social

Material

Ethical

Doctrinal

400

What is 'monism'?

the belief that all reality is one divine essence (i.e. everything is God)

400

According to our textbook, the simplest translation of 'karma' from the Sanskrit into English is this one word:

'action'

400

What is the essential premise of every 'teleological argument' for the existence of God?

(*variations acceptable)

*creation is ordered together according to a design or telos

500

What are the seven (7) themes of Existentialism?

Philosophy as a Way of Life

Anxiety & Authenticity

Freedom

Situatedness

Existence

Absurdity/Irrationality

The Crowd

500

The people of the _ (indigenous religious tradition) held the belief that the current sun would die if it were not sustained by continual human sacrifice. This era was given the title '_ of the _ _'.

Aztecs;

'Age of the Fifth Sun'

500

In Hinduism:

The Creator god is _

The Preserver god is _

The Destroyer god is _

Brahma

Vishnu

Shiva

500

According to our textbook, the simplest translation of 'nirvana' from the Sanskrit into English consists of these two words:

'blowing out'

500

According to Thomas Aquinas OP, how do we know that doctrines such as the Trinity and Paschal Mystery are true?

through Sacred Doctrine (revelation)

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