Eastern Religions
Reincarnation
Muslims believe this is the language of Allah.
Arabic
This is NOT the Jewish "Christmas".
Hanukkah
The leader of Tibetan Buddhism; exiled from China.
Dalai Lama
Buddha's main teachings for how to achieve enlightenment were called
Four Noble Truths
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha, founder of Buddhism
This is the prayer that Jews recite daily.
The Shema
Describe one thing most religious holidays have in common no matter the religion.
This rite of passage is when a Jewish child assumes the practices of the religion as an adult
Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Belief in multiple gods
Polytheistic
In Eastern philosophy, the idea that positive and negative exist in harmony is called
Yin Yang
This group has the belief that the leader of Islam should be a direct descendant of Muhammad.
Shia
Describe the Islamic "Festival of Sacrifice".
Marks the end of Hajj, sacrifice animal and meat is distributed in 3 parts.
These are often used by Buddhists to release prayers
Prayer flags or wheels
For Jews, there are 623 of these to follow.
Mitzvot
Moksha - earned through karma and multiple tries; Nirvana - can be achieved in one lifetime
This is the name for the movement to return Jews to their homeland.
Zionist
This is the most important Jewish Holiday; day of atonement.
Yom Kippur
The most widely read Buddhist scriptures; collections of the Buddhas sayings.
This means "struggle" but has been misinterpreted by Islamic extremists to mean war
Jihad
Name the gods in the Hindu trinity
Brahma - creator; Vishnu - preserver; Shiva - destroyer
Why is Medina an important city to Muslims?
This holiday celebrates Rama's victory over the demon Ravana.
Dussehra
Hindu worship takes place in the home through shrines and is called
Puja
The belief that the existence of god is ultimately unknowable
Agnostic