Buddhism
True or False:
Buddhists believe in many gods
False (they do not believe in any gods)
The Vedas
An important Hindu text that is composed of complicated prayers, rituals, & hymns
True or false:
Shintoism has spread all around the world
false
What is the origin of Confucianism?
China
A group of people who share a common belief system
Religious group
Buddha means ____
enlightened one
Hindus believe in ______, a cycle of birth, death, & rebirth
reincarnation
Kami
the spirit of a god
Confucianism teaches that each person ____.
has a place in society and that he or she must accept that position if society is to function in harmony
___ is a group of people who share common cultural characteristics
Ethnic Group
Around 500 BCE, ______ originated in India
Buddhism
Shiva and Vishnu
Hindu gods
Shintoism also teaches that _____ is more important than moral purity.
physical purity (cleanliness)
“What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others.”
The Golden Rule of Behavior
Give an example of a religious group in S.E. Asia.
Hinduism, Buddhism
Buddhism was founded by the royal Indian prince _____.
Siddhartha Guatama
Karma is ____
a person's good or bad behavior
Shintoism follows ____
No primary god or text
Confucianism is not a religion. True or False?
True (it is a philosophy)
Give an example of an ethnic group in S.E. Asia.
Chams of Vietnam, Tagalogs of the Philippines.
The name of the holy book in Buddhism
The Tripitaka
belief in many gods and goddesses
polytheistic
In Shintoism, _____ are built to help worship ancestors believed to have become kami after death
Shrines
Confucianism is a belief system based ____.
on good deeds and morality
In order to achieve nirvana, a person must follow _____
The Middle way
What is the date and origin of Hinduism?
India / 1500 BCE
What is the origin of Shintoism?
Japan
Confucius believed that in order to bring peace to ancient China, people needed to ____ .
behave with good character and virtue
In Buddhism, people can overcome the suffering in the world by____
becoming enlightened
What is the ultimate goal of followers of Hinduism?
Moksha
Followers of Shintoism believe that moral purity is more important than cleanliness.
False
Confucianism was declared the official guiding practice for the Chinese government in what year?
121 BCE